Adventuring in the World and Spirit
Posted in Cabin Building Adventure on Jun 23rd, 2010
Well I’ve been back to work helping friends with their carpentry needs. I’m trying to pay off the money I borrowed to take my motorcycle trip and build the cabin. When this has been paid off and I’ve got a little sum in savings, I’ll start again on writing. I began writing the stories of [...]
Posted in Cabin Building Adventure on Jun 7th, 2010
I’m gratefully and finally moved in to the cabin. With my books and pictures and textiles and feathers the cabin feeling very comfortable. All my outdoor gear is in the upstairs racks in bins. I built a platform for the bed and will put legs on the platform eventually. This will give me more storage [...]
Posted in Cabin Building Adventure on May 30th, 2010
I came back home after dark and stood in the yard looking at the sky and trees. As my eyes adjusted to the darkness I saw glowing sections of the ground. I knelt down and felt the glowing objects and realized that they were roots. So I lay down next to the glowing roots and [...]
Posted in Cabin Building Adventure on May 28th, 2010
Moving along the project is. The roof is on hold while I am waiting for a piece of roofing to be ready. Joe and I cleaned up the job site which was in sore need of it. I’ve accumulated about a half a cord of firewood in the scrap leftovers from the logs. I’m halfway [...]
Posted in Cabin Building Adventure on May 26th, 2010
My elbow seems to be a weak link in my body. It is typical that prolonged and extreme physical exertion will result in a sore elbow. This time, however, it has swollen up a bit. We’ve got half the roof boards on and I’m hopeful about moving in to the second floor soon. The evening [...]
Posted in Cabin Building Adventure on May 25th, 2010
Well we put the ridge pole and rafters up! Joe, Andrew, Ian and I all had a great time making jokes about being men, male anatomy and general crassness. Here are the pictures! We’re working with mostly pine. And Ian brought up a point. He said that pine pollen’s molecular structure is very similar to [...]
Posted in Cabin Building Adventure on May 23rd, 2010
Today I prepared the opening for the windows. This involved squaring off the edges of the logs for trim boards and flashing. Some of the work involved overhead chainsaw work, so I become completely covered in sawdust. What a beautiful day. Warm, sunny, brilliant etc. Last night I was visited by a barred owl who [...]
Posted in Cabin Building Adventure on May 22nd, 2010
Joe and I’ve spent the past two days milling lumber for the upcoming work party. The picture below represents these two days of work.
Posted in Cabin Building Adventure on May 21st, 2010
As this Cabin building project is drawing on, I’m becoming rather tired. I’m looking forward to finishing and moving in. I’m also looking forward to continuing writing the book that I’m working on and pursuing outdoor adventures. Today was an errands day in preparation for the work party. We blew out a tractor tire, so [...]
Posted in Cabin Building Adventure on May 20th, 2010
As the building is getting up there, it’s becoming additionally difficult to proceed without help. So, I’ve asked some skilled friends to join me in a work party. Hopefully in one day we’ll finish the gables, lay the ridge pole and rafters, put down the strapping and boards on the overhangs, lay the roofing and [...]