My Spring Project at the Cabin

Winter finally went away and allowed me to go outside and start my first spring project at the cabin: cutting up downed trees near the cabin in preparation for our new house's wood burning fireplace. 

My wrists have never been strong and I am super sensitive to loud sounds so I never thought I would own a chainsaw, but then came the eco-friendly EGO line of yard tools.  We love our EGO lawn mower; it's so quiet with no gas or cord, so I learned about their chainsaw and bought their small 14" one.  I read the user manual, geared up and headed out to the downed trees I've been anticipating turning into firewood.

It was easier than I anticipated and the saw was so quiet, no ear protection necessary.  Brenda came out to see when I was going to start and had not even heard the saw, nice! 

By the time my body was trying to tell me to slow down, maybe even stop, the battery still had juice, so I decided to keep going until the battery died, which happened about 10 minutes later.  A perfect battery life to help manage my overzealous desire to work on projects outside and keep me from overdoing it after a winter of essential hibernation. 

Now I can sit on the deck and enjoy the view of my small accomplishment, the woodpile under our big pine.  I anticipate the squirrels, birds and prairie dogs are going to love the addition to their playground.

Springtime Build Status

If this past winter was mild, then this spring is making up for it.  We've had both snow and rain on our beautiful property and house, but at least the roof is keeping the wetness out. 


We passed our four-point inspection, which we learned was a big deal, so we've progressed forward to insulating and hanging drywall.  Our contractor, Scott, appears to be able to continue living his life away from building our house, as he is headed to Hawaii tomorrow for a ten day vacation. He is happy we are ready for the drywall, as this takes many days.  It will be strange to not be able to see through the walls from one end of the house to the other.


Question to Scott: when should we be prepared to move into the house?
Answer:  Late July, early August...
Our Thoughts:  We hope he is being cautious with that answer, as it seems there isn't that much left to be done.  We are getting tired of living behind a locked gate, although it is much better now that we can drive to our cabin!!!


How spring at the cabin felt this year...