Mayook Work Bee ...

May 1, 2016

Today was the day to head down to the schoolhouse ...

and spend the day working ... cleaning up the grounds ...

It was still okay to have a couple of bonfires to burn the brush ... trees and limbs ...

A few of us would pile up the twigs and branches ...

then wait for Barb to come with the tractor ...

for us to put them onto a brush rack ...

Barb would then take it either to the fire ...

or to a new pile to be burnt at a later time ...

It was fun watching Barb maneuver the tractor ...

as this was her first time working the controls ...

Some of the crew were working by the schoolhouse ...

Knocking down dead trees with the tractor while Larry was falling them ...

The fallen tree would be hooked up to the tractor ...

and dragged to the front of the schoolhouse ...

for another group to buck it up and be stacked for the bonfires ...

All of us pitching in to help ... hauling the limbs away and stacking the firewood ...

I had to chuckle with Shelagh when she used a Kleenex as earplugs ...

using the whole Kleenex instead of taking smaller piece off ...

We were almost done cleaning up ... raking ... and stacking ...

we were taking a well deserved break ... some with liquid nourishment ...

and for myself ... I needed a hot dog ... roasted over the fire pit coals ...

It was a grand day ... a lot was accomplished with this group ...

Well done ...!!!

 

A Refreshed Look for the House ...

October 28 - 30, 2015

Since the guys had finished with sealing the logs the day before ...

It was the perfect day for us to clean up a bit before the guys ...

came back to finish with the caulking ...

Mike and I had a beautiful day to work ... vacuuming the dust off the decks ...

we even managed to clean a few windows ...

using the scaffolding to make it easier ...

It was a nasty ... rainy ... wet ... day for the guys to be working ...

After they had cleaned up from finishing with the caulking using Log Jam ...

They were invited inside for a hot lunch ...

I decided to make a couple pizzas ... caesar salad ...

and a fresh apple pie ...

They really enjoyed having a few hot meals while working on the house ...

I was happy and thankful to receive a bottle of wine from them ...

that was so kind of them ... !!!

I waited for a sunny day to take these pictures of the house ...

We love the look of our new/old log house ... !!!

 

 

Log Work Being Done ...

October 21, 2015

We were pleased to hear from the crew of Ram Creek Log Homes ...

that they were going to start working on the logs ...

sanding ... grinding ... staining and sealing them ...

It was a beautiful sunny morning ... perfect weather to get this done ...

It was impressive how well these guys worked ...

finishing all the prep work ...

and spraying and brushing on two coats of stain ...

in one day ... !!!

The front of the house was the last to be done ...

It looks great ... !!!

Calling it a day to let the staining coat dry ...

returning the next day ...

to put on the seal coat ... !!!

Hoping this weather holds out ...

so the top part of the house will done as well ... !!!