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JULY 12, 2001, THURSDAY
AWOKEN AT DAWN AFTER A GOOD NIGHTS REST BY A TREMENDOUS THUNDERSTORM AND POURING RAIN. GOOD THING I COVERED UP ALL THE CONCRETE BEFORE BED. WHEEZA PINING FOR HER JONNY, BUT WE WILL SURVIVE. JEFF CAME BY ABOUT 9:30 TO CHAT AND I SPENT THE MORNING KEEPING HOUSE AND BAKING A NICE OATMEAL FRUIT BANNOCK AND A BIG POT OF CHICKEN SOUP. SPENT THE AFTERNOON WIRING THE LITTLE BUNK ROOM. WET AND CLOUDY WITH A BIT OF SUN. MATT BROUGHT BE SOME MILK AND WILL COME TOMORROW TO HELP ME SET THE POSTS. WITH LUCK, WE CAN SET THE MAIN BEAMS AND JOISTS ON SATURDAY AND START THE DECKING. WE MIGHT HAVE MOST OF THE FRAMING DONE BY MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY AND CAN LEAVE JEFF TO FRAME THE ROOF. I WISH JON AND I COULD STAY LONGER BUT NO WAY. I HOPE I CAN GET THE WHOLE STRUCTURE CLOSED IN BY THANKSGIVING AND SNOW FLY. MONEY MAY BE TIGHT BUT WE CAN TRY. QUIET NIGHT OF READING AND SO TO BED.
JULY 13,2001, FRIDAY
DESPITE THE INAUSPICIOUS DAY, ITS BRIGHT, SUNNY AND COOL AND MATT ARRIVED AT 9A.M.AND WORK HAS REALLY BEGUN. WE HAD TO USE HIS PICKUP TO MOVE AND SHIFT THE MAIN 5X5X16' POSTS AS THEY WEIGH A TON. WE GOT ALL THE POSTS MOVED AND SET AND TRUED UP BY 2P.M. WHEN MATT HAD TO LEAVE TO HELP WITH THE MILKING. IT'S STARTING TO LOOK LIKE A HOUSE NOW. YOU CAN SORT OF SEE THE BASIC SHAPE. TWELVE FOOT CEILINGS WILL BE QUITE ADEQUATE, REALLY GRAND. I'M GONNA TAKE A SHORT BREAK NOW AND THEN DO THE CEMENT. HURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYY ITS STARTED AT LAST.FINISHED THE CONCRETE ON THE POSTS AND CLEARED UP BY 6:30P.M. MATT CAME BACK TO ADMIRE OUR WORK AND PLAN TOMORROWS WORK. WE SHOULD HAVE THE JOISTS SET AND PLATFORM UP BY TOMORROW NIGHT. A FEW POSTS A BIT OUT OF TRUE, BUT JEFF SAYS WE CAN BULL THEM INTO LINE. RUSTIC OLD WORLD LOOK, HAND HEWN I SAID. MATT SEEMED TO LIKE THE WORK AND THE WAGE($10/HR) AND HE WAS WORTH EVERY PENNY. A LIGHT SUPPER AND SOME READING AND SO TO BED.
JULY 14, 2001, SATURDAY BASTILLE DAY
JON ARRIVED LAST NIGHT AROUND MIDNIGHT, WHICH WAS A NICE SURPRISE. WHEEZA ALL EXCITED AND JON IMPRESSED TO SEE ALL THE POLES UP. HE BOUGHT ME SOME NICE SHORTS AND A SHIRT. SPENT THE DAY FRAMING THE PLATFORM. WE FINISHED THE DINING ROOM AND STARTED JON'S ROOM, BUT LUMBERMAN SHORTED US ON THE JOIST ORDER, ONLY SENT 8 14' JOISTS INSTEAD OF 18. WEATHER PLEASANT AND ALMOST COOL. WENT INTO LEBANON FOR A GOOD FISH SUPPER AND SOME VIDEOS AND SO TO BED |
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