Putting it to Bed

by | Aug 30, 2003

The five interior cordwood walls that make up the master bedroom and closet were completed this week. The last wall of the bedroom was a window wall and I found myself wrestling with a screw-gun attachment that was suppose to make lath hanging a breeze. The darn thing...

The Great Bottle Debate

by | Aug 23, 2003

  For the most part Jo and I agree on most subjects related to the house. There are occasions though that we have our artistic differences. One of these “occasions” occurred when we started discussing the glass bottle design to be located in the center...

Tales From a Flatlander

by | Aug 3, 2002

Living most of my life in Illinois has left me “hill challenged” and I proved that point just this week. Here’s my tale: The weather was mighty hot until Thursday afternoon when the cold front arrived right on schedule. I knew exactly when the front...

Soy Insulation Update – 3 Walls Left

by | Jul 28, 2002

Another week has gone by and right on schedule wall #29 has been completed. I know now that it takes approximately 20 batches of PEM (Paper Enhanced Mortar) to complete a full wall now, so it makes it a bit easier to schedule out a days work knowing how many batches...