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The shed, as seen from the cabin's second floor.

Shed Walls & Roof

cassandra December 12, 2020

November 7 to 11, 2020 I focused on the shed during the first half of November. Now that we’re back on Pacific Standard Time and we have a lot less daylight, I usually head out Saturday morning, returning Sunday afternoon. This doesn’t really leave a whole lot of time to…

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Cavorting River Creatures

cassandra December 10, 2020

October 31 & November 1, 2020 This was the weekend for real progress on my new shed. I was determined to lay the plywood scrap flooring, frame the walls, and use as many remaining pieces of plywood scraps as possible to side the walls. No more messing around. I would…

The new flashing is in place. Hopefully, this will work!

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Listening to Coyotes Sing

cassandra October 27, 2020

October 24 & 25, 2020 I headed out to River Song before sunrise Saturday morning. Although the weather forecast promised blue skies, Big Red and I drove through a steady drizzle. Fortunately, the rain stopped just as the sun came up. I didn’t want to have to deal with both…

The front door. It's been lengthened, had a third hinge added to help prevent warping, and a (nonworking) doorknob.

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A Death at River Song

cassandra October 13, 2020

October 2 to 4, 2020 This was my final weekend to get things done. My last chance to finish All The Things before winter. Tuesday’s surgery would no doubt leave me one-handed for the next several months, at least. My big plans for my final weekend: trim the windows on…

Prepping the lower roof for corrugated metal. We already have the drip edge in.

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The Mad Dash

cassandra October 1, 2020

September 26 & 27 Fall has arrived. Leaves are falling, the rain has returned, and temperatures are dropping. I need to get stuff done. And I don’t have much time. But, more pressing than the weather–I’m undergoing carpal tunnel surgery in just two weeks. I have no idea how long…

The windows are all trimmed, and trim has begun on the rest of the upper floor.

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Asking for Help

cassandra September 25, 2020

September 18 to 20, 2020 It’s been a while since I posted anything. Things got a little weird in August when a “bug” in a WordPress update suddenly caused my admin panel to speak German. Unfortunately, I don’t speak German and Google translate didn’t help, so I had to file…

My little raft floats with the current below my cabin.

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Lazy Days on the River

cassandra September 17, 2020

August 14 to 16, 2020 I was on the road as soon as the clock hit five. I had sixteen pieces of freshly painted trim in the back of Big Red. But other than that, no big plans. This weekend was supposed to be a real scorcher–the hottest of the…

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Night Mission

cassandra August 4, 2020

July 31 to August 2, 2020 My plans for the weekend were simple–finish painting. Nothing more. Oh, and maybe re-level the cabin. But that was it. I’d already picked up two gallons of tinted Kilz Original oil-based primer, which should be more than enough for one last coat, plus three…

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Bathing with Crawdads

cassandra July 29, 2020

July 24 to 26, 2020 This was the weekend to prime the second floor. I was nervous about it. I don’t like heights. At all. It took four months before I even felt comfortable standing on the third rung of my six-foot ladder. And the top of the second floor…

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Sweatpants Gray

cassandra July 21, 2020

July 17 to 19, 2020 The weather had been amazingly beautiful all week. And, as luck would have it, the weather forecast called for another two weeks, both in Olympia and in the Olympic Rain Forest. Hooray! Time for good weather projects! After a lot of research and thought, I…