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Comin’ Along

May 31, 2012 By Bob 1 Comment

Look at the great progress! I’m lucky to have skilled friends who can do quality work like this. Thanks Andy, Chad and Tracy.

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Way, Hey, Up She Rises

November 7, 2011 By Bob 2 Comments

Thanks to Chad and Mike, Emery and Dennis! We have trusses up, a roof, basement stairs and interior walls. With some windows and doors we’ll be able to work on the interior no matter what happens with the weather . . .  Up in the woods I’ve nearly completed the snowshoeing/mushroom trail. Also thinking about the next growing season, but more about that in the next post.

office

View from the North on 5 November, 2011

Chad building

Chad building the interior walls

Mike with the cellar stairs

Mike with the cellar stairs.

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Building and Community

October 23, 2011 By Bob 3 Comments

What an amazing weekend! In a complex two-day dance, folks from multiple communities came together at the farm to build, sheath and raise all the walls for the new farm office.

The first wall goes up
Group photo
Six walls up and sheathed!
square dance
Karin and Jon chalking
Dee Belle
Nailing the first bottom plate
Rina scares Spencer
The stair stringer crew
Cellar Stair Puzzle
Julie inside
Julie in the office
View from the NE

My heart was near to bursting as I watched people with different levels of skill, experience and physical strength working together in elegant cooperation: encouraging, respectful and playful. While having fun and enjoying friends old and new, I’m guessing a lot of folks learned things about building, wood, tools and more. Special thanks are due to the more experienced framers and carpenters who patiently helped the rest of us make meaningful contributions. The place glowed with a warm spirit that filled my heart – words can’t capture how it felt. I am enormously fortunate  to know so many big-hearted folks and to get to share experiences like this.

Thank you, each and every one not only for the hard work and great results, but even more for the inspiring friendship, spirit, generosity, fun and music you brought to the Sogn Valley this weekend.

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Farm office beginnings

October 8, 2011 By Bob Leave a Comment


Big big thanks to John, Chad and Tracey for getting the sill, rim joists, floor joists and subfloor in in just a day. Wow, do I have skilled, hard-working and talented friends (who are darn good company to boot!).

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