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Great progress this weekend, and this week - trying to get you caught up . . . Busy, busy, busy (part 2) . . . . Here's the next installment on all of the work that got done Memorial Day weekend . . . Work on getting the 6' extension on the silo continues . . . quite well too . . . Adding...

Thanks so much for the very kind words . . . trying to find a few to respond to your questions . . . soon . . . ( I hope ) . . . Will say this, it's "kinda" a bucket list item . . .

Great progress this weekend, and this week - trying to get you caught up . . . Busy, busy, busy . . . . What a great weekend . . . was forecast for rain every day but that didn't happen except for a 20 minute rain on Sunday night . . . had a REALLY BAD storm blowing this way Monday morning . ...

Only got 2 panels to put up - knock it out today - EASY . . . Riiiighhhttt . . . . Whew - forgot how much has to go into getting the end part of the roof done . . . First of all, let's start off with the picture from last week - the new panel painted ( sorry - got done late and it was getting...

Great weekend with a load of stuff done . . . Feels really good with all the stuff that got done ! ! ! Wow - Rock and Rolled this weekend on the projects and it shows . . . To continue with the back wall, the header above the garage door was installed Did this differently . . . just (1) - 2 x...

Got a PLAN, a good weekend ahead of me, and a couple milestones "hoped" to be reached . . . Wow . . . helps when you've got a plan and a direction on the project . . . Got the last of the blockwork done - and needed to get them filled with concrete - DONE. With that, a milestone has been...

Got a break in the rain today . . . and was able to get some stuff done . . . Forecast was for rain all day Saturday and Sunday . . . Thank goodness . . . They were wrong again with the weather . . . Really wonder how much more could have been done if there wasn't 2 days of rain. After...

The silo . . . Many questions on the purpose of it . . . Answered . . . Uh - I wish . . . and NO, RC did not volunteer to donate one . . . That's the plan . . . Known fact - no matter HOW big the shop is made, I'll wish it was bigger. Also . . . could not see using up VALUABLE shop space...

Yet another bite out of the "elephant" . . . and one day this thing will be done . . . Still plugging away at this project and making progress . . . time to share . . . Had a rainy day so I took advantage of it and got some painting of the boards in the loft done . . . Then the wall for the...

Typical NC Spring . . . 60 last week . . . 80-90 this week - back to 60 degrees next week . . . Oh well . . . wasn't ready for 90s already . . . would like some time in the 70s if possible . . . Got some pretty interesting views while working on this shop . . . time to share this one with...

Very BUSY weekend, got a lot done and now have 2 new toys for the shop . . . too . . . All I can say is WOW . . . they sure don't make them like they used to make them ! ! ! And that would be a reference to the (2) new toys for the shop ( guy closed his business and sold them ) - Plans . . ...

Big Dilemma on which direction to go . . . Had (2) different options . . . Hummmm . . . Was not sure which direction to start on this morning for the days task . . . picked this one . . . Now that the back overhang is in place for this side, this next section "should" be able to be done ? ? ...

Take it apart - put it back together . . . rinse and repeat . . . Story of my shop progress . . . Unfortunately - that's what has to happen for the progress to continue . . . First order of the day . . . The missing ends of the rafters - since the support is sideways to support the overhang...

The Interesting trip - Why is it that every trip turns into an adventure . . . This was crazy ! ! ! Don't need my life to be more exciting, get plenty of that with every day stuff. First, we'll start with the shop - got the fire stops and the cross board installed on the back wall . . . My...

Project Mad Scientist - Roofing status . . . and dealing with the rain . . . Oh boy ! ! ! This was a pretty good week as far as progress goes . . . sure can't complain . . . Once again . . . removing the plastic was not easy as there was always a possibility of more rain in the next day or two...