Stormy Weather

The weekend of May 1, was a little shaky. The weather was so rough that I decided to sleep inside the cabin. It was not till the next day that I learned of a tornado that passed a few miles away destroying much property including this man's home...



He survived but was pretty beat up. The trailer park across the street lost 8 of its 10 trailers but no one there was seriously hurt.

I think we took a weekend in Atlanta to take care of the yard there - planting tomatoes, etc. The weekend of May 15, Kelvin Henson (Chuck's younger brother) came over to help me with sheetrock.









We got the upper half of the walls done. My plan was to put pine paneling on the lower half. But that is another story.

The following Saturday and Sunday (May 22 & 23), Kelvin and I framed up and decked the back porch....



....after we dug up this oak tree stump which was conveniently located exactly where the center support post had to go. :(

The Tent is Back :(

The weekend of April 3, we set up the tent again. No need to try staying inside the cabin with all the work that remains there. The winter winds had blown the big tarp down and it now has a few extra holes and rips. But it still serves to shed most of the sun, wind, and rain. Ahhhh - Home Sweet Home - for the Summer at least.



The weekend of April 10, I decided to take down a dead oak that was within striking distance of the cabin. To ensure a fall away from the cabin, I put a rope about 20+ feet up in the tree and use my truck to put tension on it in the direction I wanted it to fall. To my amazement, good ole Trusty (that is the name of my Trooper) pulled the tree down. Rotten roots but very nice seasoned fire wood.



The next day I built out the window casings so there would be something to nail trim to.






Weekend of April 17 - more window casing work and the occasional time out to admire the beautiful wild azaleas and iris...

Electricity... unconnected

Well, if the walls are wide open, why not put wires in them? That is our thinking. Because someday, we will have electricity, whether it is from the county, the sun, a windmill.... so Russ is wiring. Here's the thing: this cottage has about the same supply as when I bought my house in Atlanta: 60A or something.

He finished and we finished the insulation and I painted the ceiling. Had to be brush. Roller doesn't do well on beadboard. But it's done. Richmond Woods is not a place where I typically look my best. But the ceiling looks great!