GETTING TO WORK.
As far as the cabin goes, the easy stuff is over. We have a frame, but now it needs insulation, siding, electrical work, a stove pipe, etc., etc., etc.. So this weekend, I made my trip to the hardware store, picked up a ton of supplies and got to work.The first step was installing the wiring for electricity, which I admit is a bit hilarious considering how far off we are from actually getting (solar) electricity. But, if you ever want electricity in your house, you gotta do it before you insulate. Eric and Cher from Bugtussle Farm––who were incredibly generous with their time and knowledge for me this weekend––said they had their sockets empty for TEN YEARS before they got electricity. When they were ready, though, they just plugged it in and turned it on (more or less). So we did a lot of electrical work and a lot of insulating. Nearly 4,000 staples later, we were finished with insulating the floor and almost two whole walls. All in all, if one can base success on soreness, it was a very successful weekend.- Jesse.
WORKING WEEKEND.
Jesse is away again, back at Bugtussle, getting a lot of work done. He is installing electrical stuff (for the distant, distant future when we can go solar), as well as putting in insulation and a stove pipe. I am still in Nashville, taking care of our high-maintenance dog.I haven't been to Bugtussle in months and I am missing it terribly. I miss our little cabin and our chickens and the children and the woods. I am hoping that the next time I go, it will be for good.Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!- Hannah.
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WINE AND (SHEEP) CHEESE.
Jesse and I went to a dinner party of sorts last night. Our friends Willie and Erin got a "Cheese of the Month" subscription for Christmas, which basically means that a box full of crazy cheeses comes in the mail each month. We were lucky enough to taste the latest delivery, along with some wine and sherry and homemade bread and figs and olives and blood orange truffle oil and all sorts of amazing treats.Besides hanging out with Oliver (the cat), my favorite part of the meal was surely the sheep milk cheese.....which has me curious once again about milking sheep. We have researched this topic before, and sort of forgot about the idea when we saw how expensive the milking breeds were. But man, that cheese was so delicious....- Hannah.
