All the windows but the last special order sliders for the clerestory are in now. Installed the backdoor as well. The chimney is about done and then we can set up the barrel stove. We hooked the propane heater back up to use a couple times in the last week, though it only takes about ten minutes to swing the pendulum to the uncomfortably warm side. It got down to 16° one night. Thankfully the cabin in the early morning hasn't been cooler than the upper 50s, and cooking breakfast in the morning is enough to get it feeling cozy again. Our little Pancake is 4 1/2 months now. She is finally capable of Baby Belly Laughs, one of my favorite milestones. Even mildly surly teenage Isaac never fails to smile back at her.
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Arrgh, the sweet happy flapping baby just managed to delete the file on my phone where I keep my blog updates. So y'all are getting the super abridged version now. Sorry. 9-22 2 year anniversary of my arrival in TN! As the nights begin to cool down and I remember Tent Life, I am so thankful that we have a sturdy cabin. Started the stone work in the entryway for under the stove. 10-23 We finished the first course of the cob floor (7 shovelfuls of sifted clay, 3 handfuls of straw, 2 shovelfuls of sand, 2.5-3 gallons of water, and a large scoop of lime) We started stacking the strawbales started Friday. The kids and the dog love playing in the strawpile. Lance has been keeping us afloat financially by working with a construction crew run by a Mennonite family who live in a commune north of us. He's really enjoyed getting to know them. 11-15 A couple recent speedbumps trying to get the house closed in so we can use a stove to help speed the floor and wall drying. Been trying to decide how to do the chimney, pipe, and stove, and the windowsets we'd brought from Colorado ended up not working right, so we've been waiting for a special order. So it looks like we won't be in the house before the holidays. But once we get the woodstove finished, we'll be able to leave the sliding door between the cabin and the house open so condensation shouldn't be a problem. Humidity control is definitely the worst part about winter in a small space. |
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