Animals
I have had a few questions about our wooden deck furniture. When we started out to search for deck furniture, we realized that we needed something that would withstand the weather well. We seem to get a fair amount of rainfall during the temperate months (and during the Winter, we will cover all of the furniture). Teak is always a good choice because it holds up well in the moisture. The only problem is that it takes many many years to replenish a teak forest. So we were in search of something more renewable. Eucalyptus was our choice. It takes only 5 years to renew eucalyptus and it is equally durable in the weather extremes. It is available thru many sites on the internet. It comes partially assembled (and partially not....hence hours of furniture construction). It is less expensive than teak, also. Every three months it will need to be coated with teak oil so that it retains its color....otherwise it changes to grey (which would no longer match the exterior of our house.....so we will definitely be oiling it regularly.)
- Wooden
The egg Daddy got Mommy when he was in San Diego sits in a WOODEN stand. The WOODEN stand is sitting on a WOODEN bookshelf. The bookshelf came from a local store where they makes the furniture themselves. They makes lots of stuff out of woods. They...
- All Alone.....finally
Yesterday was perhaps the first Monday that I did not publish a blog post since my vacation in early July. The reason for this was lack of time. I spent the day being "gopher" for our electrician. A trip to Lowes and a trip to our local hardware store...
- Construction Update
Work on the outside of the house has continued over the past several weeks....at what seemed like a snail's pace. Finally, the gutters are hung, the front deck is complete, the screen porch is finished and the blacktop has been laid. All that remains...
- Bitter Winter Winds
Winter arrived today with a frigid blast of wind and snow showers. This is our little A-frame cottage that serves as home on the farm until construction of our log home is complete. We have replaced the windows with ones that will match the log home's...
- Detente
One of Maddie's (our 130+ lb. Newfie) favorite things in the whole world is playing with and chasing Charlie Brown. In this picture, Charlie is refusing to move. Don't worry, though, Maddie has the patience of Job and will wait until Charlie...
Animals
Deck Furniture
I have had a few questions about our wooden deck furniture. When we started out to search for deck furniture, we realized that we needed something that would withstand the weather well. We seem to get a fair amount of rainfall during the temperate months (and during the Winter, we will cover all of the furniture). Teak is always a good choice because it holds up well in the moisture. The only problem is that it takes many many years to replenish a teak forest. So we were in search of something more renewable. Eucalyptus was our choice. It takes only 5 years to renew eucalyptus and it is equally durable in the weather extremes. It is available thru many sites on the internet. It comes partially assembled (and partially not....hence hours of furniture construction). It is less expensive than teak, also. Every three months it will need to be coated with teak oil so that it retains its color....otherwise it changes to grey (which would no longer match the exterior of our house.....so we will definitely be oiling it regularly.)
- Wooden
The egg Daddy got Mommy when he was in San Diego sits in a WOODEN stand. The WOODEN stand is sitting on a WOODEN bookshelf. The bookshelf came from a local store where they makes the furniture themselves. They makes lots of stuff out of woods. They...
- All Alone.....finally
Yesterday was perhaps the first Monday that I did not publish a blog post since my vacation in early July. The reason for this was lack of time. I spent the day being "gopher" for our electrician. A trip to Lowes and a trip to our local hardware store...
- Construction Update
Work on the outside of the house has continued over the past several weeks....at what seemed like a snail's pace. Finally, the gutters are hung, the front deck is complete, the screen porch is finished and the blacktop has been laid. All that remains...
- Bitter Winter Winds
Winter arrived today with a frigid blast of wind and snow showers. This is our little A-frame cottage that serves as home on the farm until construction of our log home is complete. We have replaced the windows with ones that will match the log home's...
- Detente
One of Maddie's (our 130+ lb. Newfie) favorite things in the whole world is playing with and chasing Charlie Brown. In this picture, Charlie is refusing to move. Don't worry, though, Maddie has the patience of Job and will wait until Charlie...