06/07/2023
Between the heat, supply chain issues, and trying to balance full-time jobs and life with this hobby, there hasn't been much to post in the way of project completion. We spent the whole four-day holiday weekend outside, focusing on the deck, fence, and firewood. Thank goodness for electrolyte drinks!
The fence is yet another "I have an idea; let's see if this works." project of mine. So far so good.
The deck is yet another "let's work with what we have this year and rebuild it in the spring." project of mine. So far, so...hmm... don't forget that the theme is "rustic." We removed the top boards and did what we could to level out the haphazardly leveled support boards. There's half-assing (my specialty) and then there's no-assing a project. Perhaps the deck was just original to the 1857 structure.
Chris built three amazing firewood holders and spent days with chainsaw to get us all stocked up for winter. I'm super excited about the wood burning stove, so I'm sure he'll be back at it by early January.
We know that the interior walls will be a ways down the road, so we decided to give them a coat of paint to get us by until then. In keeping with the cabin theme, we choose a color theme depicting outdoor mountain life... blue for the sky (living room) green for the forest (bedroom) and purple for the snow-covered mountaintops at sunset (kitchen).
The fridge arrived on Monday. It's starting to feel like a home!
