Day 50 of 365

Rock Work Under Porches

 

Day 49 of 365

More Rock Work

 

Day 48 of 365

Rock work finished on end of cabin

 

Day 47 of 365

Rock Work Resumes

Day 46 fo 365

Interrupted Rock Work to put up the Log Siding on the Cabin

 

Day 45 of 365

Thanksgiving Table

 

Day 44 of 365

Day 43 of 365

Finishing the prep work for more rock work

 

Day 42 of 365

More Rock Work

 

Day 41 of 365

Prepping the cabin wall for siding and rock work

 

Day 40 of 365

Rock Work Begins

at the south end of the cabin

 

Day 39 of 365

New Windows for the Cabin

Cedar Frames

Day 38 of 365

Porches finished

 

Day 37 of 365

Rafters for the porches

 

Day 36 of 365

Expanding the porches

 

Day 35 of 365

Chimney Complete

 

Day 34 of 365

Our dear friend Max is teaching me how to lay rock!

 

Day 33 of 365

Buff Rock Mama with her new Babies

 

Day 32 of 365

The sunrise this morning from the front porch.

 

Day 31 of 365

Starting the rock work on the chimney

The rock was gathered from the mountain on our ranch.

Day 30 of 365

Foundation for the Chimney

 

Day 29 of 365

Starting the Front Porch

Notice that the camper is gone!

 

Day 28 of 365

Log siding: purchased from McCoys

 

Day 27 of 365

Old Lohn School Building:

The center was built around 1918 and then in 1934 the two wings were added. From this structure we salvage about 4500 square feet of long leaf pine tongue and groove flooring, and enough 2" X 10"and 2" X 8" lumber to use for all joists in the house and porches.

 

Day 26 of 365

A Fall arrangement on the buffet. 

The tray is a ceramic platter that my youngest daughter made in art class.

Day 25 of 365

Dried in and beginning framing windows and doors

 

Day 24 of 365

My son and I are mounting the ridge caps.

Day 23 of 365

Roof going up:

V-drain tin from the Griffice house

matches tin that was on the original cabin

Day 22 of 365

Lathes - 1" x 4" reclaimed from several buildings

Son and Hubby hard at work.

Day 21 of 365

Rafters and collar beams:

The collar beams came from Charley's Shed

we bought the rafters