A Blessing for Our Frame
October 31, 2010
With love in our hearts
We went to the woods
To collect the logs
That would be this frame.
Standing in the snow
We realized the connection
Between our shelter and
The sacrifice of the
Hundreds of trees that
Became these timbers.
We are humbled.
We are filled with gratitude.
May this frame stand strong to the passing of time,
And shelter us through our lives together.
May our children's children know its beauty and strength,
And may we always be filled with thanks.
Blessings on this frame!
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Just in case....
.... you're interested in seeing more pictures, check out our friend's blog post about our house (and while you're there, check out her amazing jewelry!):
http://barbarasfernald.com/2010/10/25/a-slice-of-island-life/
Enjoy!
http://barbarasfernald.com/2010/10/25/a-slice-of-island-life/
Enjoy!
Oh, What a Night!
It's quarter to 10 at night. We just got home from delivering helpers to the mainland. After a very long day, the rafters are up!
The day began when Gary Gould arrived with his boom truck around 10am. Gary and Jason started the work by moving the purlins and other second floor materials to the second floor. When I arrived on the scene after school, Gary and Jason were ready to begin to put up the first rafter. They attached the rafter to the boom truck and began to swing it around into position. This first rafter was pretty tricky to put up due to the funny angle Gary had to approach the house. Thankfully, our friend Bruce arrived just in time to help! After about an hour of careful maneuvering, the rafter was in place.
Cory arrived to relieve Bruce and they began to work on putting up the second rafter. This one went up in just ten minutes! Feeling pretty confident from how easily the second one went up they all agreed to try the third one even though it was after five and beginning to get a bit dark....
If only the third one was so easy! At this point, Jim arrived--thank goodness. We needed an extra set of hands for this one. Two hours into it, the rafter was still not up! Flood lights and truck lights lit up the house site and the mist began to turn into light rain. Joan, Jim's wife Melissa, Jim and Melissa's kids and I sat holding our breath as we watched the rafter move slowly and precariously as the men worked hard to get it into position. Finally, after 7pm, the third one was in place. The guys came down from the second floor, and I assumed they were going to eat the sandwiches, chips and cookies Melissa and I put together for them and call it a night, but nope. They quickly ate their dinners and started to attach the fourth rafter to the truck. Thankfully, this one was not nearly as exciting. It was up in less than 30 minutes.
Now it looks like a real house!
The day began when Gary Gould arrived with his boom truck around 10am. Gary and Jason started the work by moving the purlins and other second floor materials to the second floor. When I arrived on the scene after school, Gary and Jason were ready to begin to put up the first rafter. They attached the rafter to the boom truck and began to swing it around into position. This first rafter was pretty tricky to put up due to the funny angle Gary had to approach the house. Thankfully, our friend Bruce arrived just in time to help! After about an hour of careful maneuvering, the rafter was in place.
Cory arrived to relieve Bruce and they began to work on putting up the second rafter. This one went up in just ten minutes! Feeling pretty confident from how easily the second one went up they all agreed to try the third one even though it was after five and beginning to get a bit dark....
If only the third one was so easy! At this point, Jim arrived--thank goodness. We needed an extra set of hands for this one. Two hours into it, the rafter was still not up! Flood lights and truck lights lit up the house site and the mist began to turn into light rain. Joan, Jim's wife Melissa, Jim and Melissa's kids and I sat holding our breath as we watched the rafter move slowly and precariously as the men worked hard to get it into position. Finally, after 7pm, the third one was in place. The guys came down from the second floor, and I assumed they were going to eat the sandwiches, chips and cookies Melissa and I put together for them and call it a night, but nope. They quickly ate their dinners and started to attach the fourth rafter to the truck. Thankfully, this one was not nearly as exciting. It was up in less than 30 minutes.
Now it looks like a real house!
Saturday, October 23, 2010
And the Fourth Wall
Aren't the braces beautiful? That's the view into the kitchen from the dining room. The kitchen framing isn't up yet. Hopefully that'll happen this weekend, too.
This is the view of the living room and dining room from the kitchen.
Southwest corner of the house.
West side of the house ready for the fourth wall to go up. You can see the fourth wall on its side on the left.
The fourth wall ready to go up. Our helpers are arriving!
This is the East side of the house. The kitchen framing is missing yet.
Me and Jason in front of the fourth wall just before putting it up!
Places, everyone.
Up she goes.
Me and Kate helping to hold the wall steady while Jason begins to peg it together.
Our wonderful neighbors and friends enjoying the show!
The fourth wall!
Jason pegging the floor joists.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
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