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While I’d really like to get a legit roof on this thing first, it cannot be first. The roof laps over the sides, so the sides must be done first. I suppose I could just do the top parts of the sides first, then the roof, but that seems fraught since the siding is normally … Continue reading CC Siding & Roofing

There’s been lots of progress since I posted last. And, indeed, this is why it’s been so long since I’ve posted – too busy actually doing it 🙂 When we were last with our intrepid builder, he had just finished the exterior sheathing on the sides. The roof deck remained. But it was time for … Continue reading CC Roof Deck, Windows, Cabinet Starts

In days gone by where trains were a primary mode of travel, some trains had a car where food/drinks were sold and that had lounge space. This car had various names, but “club car” was among them. Now, my tiny house is not a train, but now that it will comprise two “cars” and one … Continue reading Club Car

If I said “my 162sf tiny house is too small”, most of you would probably reply, “duh, of course it is”. But actually, the reason I think it’s too small isn’t because it’s too small, exactly, but simply because there is nowhere to lounge in it. No couch. No recliner. There needs to be one … Continue reading Missing A Room

I know I’m posting this mid-summer, but I’ve been preoccupied a bit and have been neglecting this blog for a few months… so let’s start the catch-up with Spring! Spring began with some animal friends, some familiar, some newly seen Okay, that last one probably needs some color balance – the lizard isn’t quite that … Continue reading Spring 2025

Let’s start today’s update with some sunshine. Well, it’s wooden sunshine, but still 🙂 This piece of art is about 24″ across, for scale, and was made from wood harvested from trees that grew here. It was a long journey from tree to log to board to parts to art. One of my current foci … Continue reading Dust x3, More Winter, Some Spring, Newbies & Comb Cuts

Finishing those outdoor flood lights was “fun” in the cold, but I’m sure my late-day delivery drivers appreciate it and, honestly, I like how it lights the way between the house and the workshop, so I’m glad I put them in. Of course there were some challenges besides the cold (which itself is not to … Continue reading Lights, Lots of Repairs, More Death

Don’t worry, most of them aren’t dead! But some of them are. That’s just how it goes – they are born, they live, the die. And the older ones going into the winter will die during the winter. That’s just natural. I have plenty of evidence from my sensors that the hives are alive – … Continue reading Dead Bees, Flue Repair, Snow, Machinery, and a Hole

It’s that time of year again – winter prep! It starts with cleaning the flues for the wood stoves (one each, house and workshop), ahead of the season’s first fires. I love this easy do-it-yourself flue cleaning tool. Just send the orange sputnik look-alike up the flue on these fiberglass rods that connect together, attach … Continue reading Flues, Booze, Ooze, Store & Door

Conventional wisdom says that when a new honeybee colony is established, the steward should not expect them to make enough honey to harvest in their first year. There are good reasons for this. First, the bees need honeycomb to store and process nectar. The bees need to actually make this honeycomb before they can use … Continue reading How Sweet It Is