Category Archives: Home and Homestead

Finished the framing for the nursery

Over the weekend I got the framing done for the new walls in the nursery.  Now I just need to hang the door, do the drywalling/puddying and then paint!

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Chickens!

We got chickens!  2 hens, comets.  They are 6 months old and should start laying soon.  I wanted to name them “Henrietta” and “Ilsa” but we settled on “Louise” and “Edith”.  For right now they live in a 4′ x … Continue reading

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Had a good weekend

We started working on repairing the small bedroom’s floor this weekend.  I got the carpet up and started removing the 1/4″ plywood underneath.  After that I will need to pull up a few floor boards and see what the damage … Continue reading

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Firewood

Working on the firewood lately.  All 4 cords I had cut and split from 2 years ago needs to be re-cut down to 13″ length and probably half of it needs to be split smaller to accommodate our new Amesti … Continue reading

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Roofing material

I’ve always been fond of metal roofing and was interested in what people call “tin roofs” here in New England.  I always thought when people said “tin” they meant “metal” as in, standard steel roofing.  It turns out that there … Continue reading

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