Third round completed July 31, 2009

Today I finished the third round of logs. Now I have to plan the window placements. I am going through a lot of chainsaw fuel and oil. Each log I scribe and shape seems to get somewhat easier. 

Garden progress July 27, 2009

Here is the garden progress. Radishes and peas are doing great. The tomatoes don't seem to do much, but they are still green. The cucumbers are growing well, and I have a couple of watermelon plants growing. I don't think there are enough warm months left for the last two to do anything. We get rain every day, and it has been in the mid to upper 80's and the low 90's on some days. 

The bird house by the garden has several baby bluebirds in residence at this time. They are fully feathered and will probably start flying in a couple of weeks or less.

Second round of log completed July 27, 2009

I finished the second round of logs today. All electrical outlet holes have been drilled. When I start doing the actual wiring, I will have to enlarge the holes I drilled so they will accept the receptacles. For the rest of the wall logs I just need to peel the logs, cut them to length, scribe them, cut the notches and groves, and install them with insulation. Right now the walls are 16 inches high. There will be one more round of logs the same lengths you see here, then I will start the windows in the great room, south bedroom wall and the dining room. Once I start the windows, I will use shorter logs. This should speed up the process. The east side bedroom, bathroom, utility room and kitchen windows will start with the 5th round of logs.