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Building the Homestead: May 2011
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011. We took a bit of time and planted our garden. It was late (10th of May), but with all the rains, it was the soonest we could do it. We planted beets, bush beans, squash, lettuce, carrots, some watermelon seeds we had left over from plants that grew in our yard a couple years ago, tomato plants, and some old corn seed. And there it is. We stained and put on the fascia board and trim on the rake before the shingles went down. Next is to finish the sheathing and house wrap, in...Oh ye...
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Building the Homestead: November 2012
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Saturday, November 17, 2012. We had some pretty amazing colors this fall. Although these pictures don’t do it justice, wanted to post some snapshots:. Left: Looking up our driveway before entering the trees. Right: Looking back from the same point. Left: Driveway through the trees. Right: Rounding the corner to the house. After an afternoon storm. Links to this post. So, here are some pictures of the finished “dog palace”. Maybe I overdid it a little (you think? I built in a door on the side to make it e...
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Whitehead Whimsies: October 2009
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Monday, October 12, 2009. The girls have been growing quickly and changing a lot. Zelda has finally past through her mean phase with Coralie and now they are quite sweet together. Zelda is really assuming her big sister role, and she loves to cuddle in Coralie's bassinet with her. It's a tight fit, but they're pretty cute when she does it. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Creamy Mac 'n Cheese. John and Shannon Hufford. Life outside the Nutshell. Наша Правда 우리 진실.
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Building the Homestead: March 2011
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Saturday, March 12, 2011. How I’ve Spent My Winter. I mentioned software development. I’m a software engineer and for the past several years, I’ve been building, deploying, improving, and maintaining an electronic medical records system that is used to manage patient care in a medical clinic in rural Kenya—Africa, that is. Funded by a philanthropist in Chicago. So, it’s been ok that the weather’s been bad and we haven’t had the money to proceed on the house, since I’ve been spendi...Links to this post.
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Building the Homestead: July 2011
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Thursday, July 14, 2011. Some shots of the wiring:. I ran dedicated circuits for all 220 devices:. Range, 50A (6-3 cable—this stuff was very expensive: 125’ roll for $256. Ouch! Dryer, 30A (used left over 6-3, which is overkill, this stuff is gold). Water heater, 30A (used 10-2 direct bury cable I had on hand). Base board heater in bathroom, 20A (again, used 12-2 NM). Seems like a lot for a 1000 square foot, one bedroom cottage. It does add up. Connie thought I went overboard on lighting, which, ...For a...
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Building the Homestead: August 2012
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Thursday, August 16, 2012. Here’s a slide show of some random pictures around the place during the past few months. Most of them were taken in July when we re-graded. WARNING: Long sequences of boring pictures. Links to this post. Sunday, August 12, 2012. We haven’t done much this summer except put in a sewer system (YAY! But we did do some dirt work, such as clearing a few trees for our next addition, re-grading the yard, and cleaning up the driveway. Water flows downhill. What a surprise! Maybe not din...
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Building the Homestead: December 2010
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Friday, December 31, 2010. Cold weather, rain and snow, and lack of funds have pretty much stopped our progress on the house. We were able to get most of the sub-floor laid over the floor joists. More on that in a minute. Here’s a picture of the pump house, the most “built” building on our property. Still not done, but functional. We put bails of hay around the outside of the trailer to try and combat the cold. The floor is always cold anyway, but I think it helps. 160; So now what? First of all, the str...
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Building the Homestead: (September 2011): Moved In and Good-bye to the Trailer. YAY!!!
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012. September 2011): Moved In and Good-bye to the Trailer. YAY! Let me know your thoughts or suggestions! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Skip-Bo: Started September 2007. As of 5/9/2011, we've played 282 games. Connie: 143. Dan: 139. View my complete profile. Moving Into an Unfinished House (Remembering). September 2011): Moved In and Good-bye to the Tra. Samuel Christmas program for sound beginnings. Watermark template. Powered by Blogger.
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Building the Homestead: September 2011
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Sunday, September 4, 2011. Final Week Before Move-In. We’re coming down to the final few days before the trailer is sold and we move in to the house—ready or not. Taping is both art and craft. The book I mentioned (“ Drywall. Professional Techniques for Walls and Ceilings. 8221; by Myron R. Ferguson), was extremely helpful in laying out a reasonable approach to taping. I did it in three coats:. I don’t have any pictures of the rest of the process, but it goes like this:. After taping everything off (wind...
