My Windows on the World

Building a cabin in the middle of the Nine Acre Wood. An off-the-grid exercise, with a view of the lake through hundred foot tulip poplars and oaks - a world one can live in and with. - - - - - - Q: Will I actually finish it? Con: 1. When I spend time on the cabin, it drives my wife crazy 2. I am working alone 3. I have no time 4. And no electric power 5. I don't know what I am doing - - Pro: 1. I have a cool builder as a consultant (largely by Sketchup and email) 2. I get a thrill out of it.

Sunday, November 16, 2008

The Big Question - Will I get a roof on the cabin before it snows?

Con:
1. When I spend time on the cabin, it drives my wife crazy.
2. I am working alone.
3. I have no time.
4. And no electric power.
5. I don't know what I am doing.

Pro:
1. I have a cool builder as a consultant (largely by Sketchup and email)
2. I get a thrill out of it.

Today's Unanticipa

ted Hurdle:
Went over to work on the rafters and paint a little; Found that the tarp on the roof had collapsed between rafters and was holding about a hundred gallons of water nestled down on the loft. So I cut up a milk jug and bailed, just like the family boat as a kid.