Our version of retirement: Living a childhood dream
- Thread starter Gary O'
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Got a respite
Finished the wood framing on the first side
Heh, the easy (low) one was the most tricky
Not a fan of lap siding
The window frame wasn't very forgiving
but
things worked out
Had to cut/lay a thin strip of the cedar framing to make it come together
There's gonna be a ton of finish work
No, but got some buds that're quite serious with their ham setups
Tommy
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- New Hampshire
Mrs. Tommy has tried two new zucchini recipes recently. The first was a zucchini lasagna (w/ ground beef) and the second a chicken zucchini casserole. Both were surprisingly good!
Sometimes it's good to step away from the project
I'm done with the initial wood framing of the windows and doors of the house and shop
Walking by a trouble spot, I noticed I made more of a job of things than I should've
Lap siding gives me fits at times
Heh, instead of fitting a slim piece of wood on top of the frame, all I needed to do was put the slim piece on first, then the 2nd (bottom) piece and a wider one over it all
A lesson I may never learn, is to step back, cool my jets, refigure
I blame it on fatigue
I tend to power thru things when I'm overtired
I'm done with the initial wood framing of the windows and doors of the house and shop
Walking by a trouble spot, I noticed I made more of a job of things than I should've
Lap siding gives me fits at times
Heh, instead of fitting a slim piece of wood on top of the frame, all I needed to do was put the slim piece on first, then the 2nd (bottom) piece and a wider one over it all
A lesson I may never learn, is to step back, cool my jets, refigure
I blame it on fatigue
I tend to power thru things when I'm overtired
I think it is a greeeeeeat job! We all have those things that pop up just when were done we could have done differently. With me it is in the kitchen, sometimes I forget to add something when I am cooking, I always burn the first pan of cookies. I am happy that I have finally gotten better at avoiding a burn or cut. LOL Tried a new quiche, added a few things, no recipe. It is in the oven now, we shall see?
Sliverfox
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With an over flowing batch of Summer squash, one gets creative with recipes.
Using scalloped potato base ,, add thin sliced yellow squash in layers, with grated cheese , bit of onion, chicken broth & top with bread crumbs.
Bake at 350* till potatoes are done.
Am not fond of blue berries,, am happy with 2 recipes I stumbled upon for them .
One is the zucchini blue berry bread, the other peach /blue berry pie.
Using scalloped potato base ,, add thin sliced yellow squash in layers, with grated cheese , bit of onion, chicken broth & top with bread crumbs.
Bake at 350* till potatoes are done.
Am not fond of blue berries,, am happy with 2 recipes I stumbled upon for them .
One is the zucchini blue berry bread, the other peach /blue berry pie.
My lady will be making lots of zucchini bread
Lots
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IKE
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- Oklahoma....U.S.A.
The house looks real good you do good work bro.......I'm thinking that if you were around way back in the day I bet you'd have won the bid on the Ark contract not Noah. 
Aprilbday12
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“Waffle slut”
Aprilbday12
Member
Powerful picture!We get a lot of feathered friends stopping by here
Used to just go ‘whazzat?’
But starting to identify their sounds and songs and actually match them up
Of course my prize pic is of a baldy that perched in a tree 100 feet from the cabin
Sat there for two straight days
Began to get concerned
but
The morning of the third day he flew off after I started the genny to draw water
Aprilbday12
Member
So, what about winter? No shower? Not judging at all because I’ve gone without a shower for 3 days in the winter time.No shower
We do use the trough in summer
The meadow warms the water...sorta
then let ol' sol dry ya
I'll talk about this later
gonna be on the road a couple days
oh, we go to the city once a week in summer
once a month in winter
it's a 100 mi round trip
Aprilbday12
Member
BrilliantWe moved here the very next day after I retired…
I plan on this thread to be quite lengthy
Mainly,my thought is to use this as a secondary place to park my jottings and thoughts in regard to our cabin build and the actual move to the cabin, off grid.
It’ll be another book one day
But I’m in no rush
Comments,questions are encouraged
Anyway
We bought our land back in ‘99
The first few years we’d sneak away (250 mi south) when we could, and gently clear the land in places for our cabins, utility buildings and places for our vehicles
We tried getting there in winter, but found snowshoeing in four feet of snow a bit more arduous than we cared to experience more than once
I cannot create a design on paper
The angles so vivid in my mind do not readily transfer from brain to nib
So
I build scale models to prove structural, practical and esthetic thoughts
We’ve maintained one rigid rule, and what has become our religion, to not use huge equipment or other folk’s help in preparing our place
Here’ssome pics of the model and actual build;
Did the 'pot bath' thing
One pot, scalding hot bath water
2nd pot scalding hot rinse water
Wash as far as possible
then
wash possible
We did this together of a morn
Shared wash water (not wash cloths)
Taking turns scrubbing each other's backs
Shared rinse water
Heh, there's clean, then...there's cabin clean
Also, found out if you set a gallon milk jug out in the sun, it'll get quite hot
.....and makes a good pour over tool
But that's in summer
Did the trough bath once in winter
but
just that one time
darn near froze off possible
Meanderer
Supreme Member
David McCullough’s Writing Shed
"Here is a description of the shed from an interview McCullough did in The Paris Review."
"Nothing good was ever written in a large room,” David McCullough says, and so his own office has been reduced to a windowed shed in the backyard of his Martha’s Vineyard home. Known as “the bookshop,” the shed does not have a telephone or running water. Its primary contents are a Royal typewriter, a green banker’s lamp, and a desk, which McCullough keeps control over by “flushing out” the loose papers after each chapter is finished. The view from inside the bookshop is of a sagging barn surrounded by pasture. To keep from being startled, McCullough asks his family members to whistle as they approach the shed where he is writing."
"Here is a description of the shed from an interview McCullough did in The Paris Review."
"Nothing good was ever written in a large room,” David McCullough says, and so his own office has been reduced to a windowed shed in the backyard of his Martha’s Vineyard home. Known as “the bookshop,” the shed does not have a telephone or running water. Its primary contents are a Royal typewriter, a green banker’s lamp, and a desk, which McCullough keeps control over by “flushing out” the loose papers after each chapter is finished. The view from inside the bookshop is of a sagging barn surrounded by pasture. To keep from being startled, McCullough asks his family members to whistle as they approach the shed where he is writing."
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Sliverfox
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Like the idea of a writing shed.
Spend time with 2 ladies from local historical society last week.
Donated 2 old family books to them.
Asked me to get the family trees in order & to write down family stories.
I hope to start that after I get my tomato sauces, canning done.
My friend who is trying to recover from back surgery will help me.
Spend time with 2 ladies from local historical society last week.
Donated 2 old family books to them.
Asked me to get the family trees in order & to write down family stories.
I hope to start that after I get my tomato sauces, canning done.
My friend who is trying to recover from back surgery will help me.
Me too
I fancy myself a word butcher
The reading of what I put to ink and paper isn't for everyone, but I so enjoy it.
And when it comes, it comes fast
Much like speeding thru the curves of a country road
with the throttle stuck
Hard to keep up with the keystrokes
Turns out, I can write anywhere, anytime
Somewhat frustrating for my lady
She'll start jabbering away about something, and I'll look up
....with a blank stare
'Oh.... yer writing'
Sliverfox
Well-known Member
Seems I do a lot of my story thinking when in the kitchen or trying to fall asleep.
I don't think anyone has invented a device that can hook into your thoughts / memories?
I don't think anyone has invented a device that can hook into your thoughts / memories?
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I have found myself jotting thoughts down
.....only to, later, try to figure out what I was thinking
RadishRose
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- Connecticut, USA
I hope not!