Long time, no posts

The summer has been in full swing, the garden in full production, Sarah started work, I've officially switched to part-time work, I've got 4 gallons of cider fermenting (with another 60+ pounds of apples waiting), we picked 52 pounds of blueberries a couple weeks ago, all our hvac ducting and the furnace is ripped out and sitting in the driveway, the potlucks have been going strong, our architect has started doing preliminary drawings, and a lot of other cool things have been going on. Here are a few pictures:

Wayne and I doubled-up the floor joists in the kitchen from 24" OC 2x8s to 12" OC 2x8s. After all that work, it didn't end up fixing much of the flex. After I nail the floor to the new joists and add blocking, it should help. This is all in preparation of a new hydronic radiant floor system I'm putting in this month.

Of course, Lily lent a hand with this job. Only just yesterday, I discovered this little vitamin bottle full of wood shavings had tipped over in the living room. Alas.

Isn't she photogenic? This is our new bike, the Xtracycle. I reeeeeally like it, and so does Lily. We've carried SO MUCH STUFF on it already, and it's only like a week old today. I'm going to make her a little backrest with built-in seat belt, along with a little basket on her set of handlebars so she can snack while we're on the move. (Which is probably her favorite thing to do on the bike.)

Her favorite thing to do these days is gently follow the chickens around the yard, trying to catch one (or more):

She's really quite gentle, and the hens don't seem to bother much. In fact, I think they like it because they're getting easier to catch. That's an Ameraucana there - a super skittish hen, happily submitted. She's still better at catching them than me. It must be all the constant grass trimmings she feeds them through the fence.

I might not post any more frequently than I have been, but at least I'm telling the truth.