A Brand New Game!

We’re inventing a new game today. These guys have decided to call it Long Shot. Rules are evolving according to who’s ahead…

A Walk In The Woodlands

Beautiful day for a walk in the woodlands…until we encountered this huge serpent.

Sign Stands

Projects are getting a little weird in the sawmill. Fifty library book sales sign stands featuring clothes pin technology!

Zipline Returns!

The woodlands motto is ‘work is play’ but today is an exception. Today play is play. The zipline carrier is re-installed for the new season.

Pruned!

I pruned a tree that was shading the garden too much. And of course I carved the top foot or so into an owl. Just sayin.

Rocker Completed

150 feet of lacing and a final coat of varnish – another winter project completed! Perfect for sloth like relaxation.

 

 

Rocking chair

Another rocking chair  taking shape. The lacing is the hardest part. That’s for sure.

the kiln greenhouse

 The sawmill kiln re-purposed as a seed starter green house. Pepper seeds in ice cream cones! It’s the latest thing. I keep up.

Pond Hockey

Sustained temps in the teens make for excellent pond hockey…

Rip Sawing!

Today we’re turning left over ceiling planks into baseboard molding. Because, ya know, we can. And we need to. Also, we had time to go to the UofM track and field invitational. The raised bank track in amazing.

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