September 27, 2009 The gift of a stove

Uncle Palmer and Aunt Rita surprise us with an antique stove they bought at a farm auction in Michigan. Jeff puts everyone to work.  We nervously helped him hoist a large piece of framing to a high spot with a lot of effort and no casualties.

First interior wall 

First picked for Cooper and Audrey

September 25, 2009 Framing begins

The framing is built on the floor, then nailed to the building boards already in place.

September 13, 2009 We have stairs

Steamy

This blog would not be complete without a shot of what Uncle Palmer's affectionately calls "cowboy coffee", brought to a boil on the previous night's restoked fire.  Once we move on top with a gas burner and generator, cowboy coffee will be a sweet early morning memory and something we savored even in the heat of summer.

Jeff finishes up some trim boards on the floor, sweeps up, then builds a stairway from the garage into the lodge.

New spot for morning coffee?

September 5, 2009 Floor and pumpkins

Dan spreading his wings in joy

Another couple boards and the floor will be done, finished, completed, all wrapped up. Jeff and Dan are pretty happy this first week in September to see the work that has been accomplished in the first phase of the Covo Hills lodge. If nothing else were done, sleeping in here would be better than the camper. (One woman's opinion)

Don't stop now boys

Get back to work

Grow pumkins grow until the Halloween deadline.