Tooling up.

There was a giant wind storm. I worked a LOT.

SO now we're getting stuff to work with. A hoard of battery operated Milwaukee tools are showing up here this week. Crys ran down to Lowes in Espanola today with the trailer to pick up a big order I made on Sunday. Man, you always want Crys to do this kinda thing. Lowes made a few mistakes in the order, and she got it all corrected.

So now I have the stuff to frame the greenhouse door and the tools to get it done with.

It's kinda funny how I've gotten to be this age (57) and am now, finally, collecting the things that make working easy. how cool would all that stuff have been when Crys and I built the house. It's like lots a stuff, seems to work a little backwards but it's all good in the end I think.

With any luck there'll soon be some pics of stuff getting done.

Trying out some new beers

         I got hooked up with a place on the left coast that sends out the occasional email and gives folks the opportunity to order beers to have shipped to home.

These are the ones we're trying out this time. Not too sure how often we'll get into this, it's not like it's inexpensive and how much should one spend on beer anyway?

    This one is a sour I ordered for Crys, she's a sour fan. It was a bit higher alcohol than a normal sour which was fun, and she says it's good.


  As stated on the label, Salted Carmel Stout. It tasted a little bit salty, and a little bit caramelly, but mostly it tasted like a pretty good beer.


    This is the IPA that we got. Ordered 2 of these and they're pretty good.

We're running the sauna this weekend, and relaxing. Life is good.

A free weekend

Once a month, Fridays, I head to Denver for a union meeting. Since I have to take a vacation day to go, the weekend is free of call out. I kinda like this.

It's like a free weekend where you get to do what you want with out having to get interrupted. It's not like I really every do much that is earth shattering. Today I oiled up the studs on Crys' trailer so I can pull the wheels and get new tires put on. That and I cut up all the cut up all the slab wood so we can fire the sauna.

Now we're watching a movie, and chilling out. Who knows what we'll get up to tomorrow.

Geo Dome Greenhouse, working on the doorway

It is definitely time to get the door put on the greenhouse. We got the polycarb put on last September and then I ended up working way too much, then it got way too cold. 

 So I finally got started, last weekend on the retaining walls I wanted to put in so that the door can go on. Since we designed the space to have a slightly lowered entryway I had to dig in a ramp, the rototiller sure helped with that. Then some old crossarms from work helped to form up the space and make it ready for a door frame.

 The first weekend I just got the lower entry way done. This weekend saw the rest of the ramp go in along with the retaining wall for a more finished look.

And then we have the goofy walk into the space. :D