Category: Home and Cabin

Post #2073: Back from the cabin with a progress report

The cabin at Link Lake now has siding *and* soffits *and* insulation. And if I do say so myself, it looks fabulous (and in need of a paint job next summer). More importantly, it retains heat. No more open rafters with birds flying in… Continue Reading “Post #2073: Back from the cabin with a progress report”

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Post #2072: Finished items and new projects – from knitting to radio.

That up there is a picture of me wearing the Beacon Shawl to work yesterday. That is my third finished object from the materials documented in the top left photo below (which I blogged about back here in September) : For the record, the above… Continue Reading “Post #2072: Finished items and new projects – from knitting to radio.”

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Post #2065: The sewing room tour (finally finished)

After a flurry of posting about the sewing room reno in early September, I’ve been a bit quiet on the subject in anticipation of the two final pieces of furniture that were on their way to helping me finish the job. This past weekend,… Continue Reading “Post #2065: The sewing room tour (finally finished)”

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Post #2044: Yes, it’s an amazing canning cupboard but nope I’m not a prepper…

The picture above was taken the other night, after Brian and I packed the cupboards at the bottom with tomatoes and tomato sauce made and canned over the weekend. At one point, both the pressure canner and the boiling water canner were going at… Continue Reading “Post #2044: Yes, it’s an amazing canning cupboard but nope I’m not a prepper…”

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Post #2043: When we build trails.

One of the things that Brian and I did last weekend at the cabin was some trail building. Trail restoring, really – we are working with a long-disused ATV trail (and probably, logging road from the forties though it’s hard to tell that now)… Continue Reading “Post #2043: When we build trails.”

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