road trip... once more...

so.. this last week, Dr. F. (a really close friend... actually more like my younger bro) came down from Jolly England to visit... and we had a blast... Our many adventures included an ol' fashioned Canuck road trip... ok.. maybe not so old fashioned but definitely more country than city. We were really lucky with the weather... rainin' while in the car... and sunny while traveling around. Our route was from Hockley to Bayfield (Grand Bend) on Lake Huron to Windsor by the backroads (yes, Windsor to visit his relatives... and boy, did we have a blast!) to Toronto. Here are some of the less "au natural" pix! ;)

These pictures are from when we we went for an afternoon hike in Albion Hills.



And here's one from Bayfield at D&G's place... thanks again! :)

update about when i'll be updatin'! :)

yeah... my posts are becoming as frequent as a blue moon! Must be that work thang gettin' in the way. Actually, its been crazy busy (doesn't EVERYONE say that!). We're currently plastering the new Everdale office. I gotta say that I've definitely become more comfortable with heights and working on the fourth or fifth level of scaffolding while holding a hose filled with a concrete and lime plaster (weighing anywhere from 30-200 lbs!) Anyways... this update is about the update that I'll be updatin' the pix and blog soon!
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so... here's the first part of the update....
this is the new office we've been workin' on.... BEFORE painting it... this is the colour it turns after the cement-lime plaster dries.
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Here's a picture of Anoushka Shankar... just post the Ravi Shankar Concert (which was great! It's hard to believe he was born in 1920 when he's playing... )
I HAD to ask her if she's gonna be playing a fusion concert thang with her half sister... two points for guessing... Norah Jones.... yup!

straw home tours...

so, this past weekend was the Ontario Straw Bale Building Coalition's Tour. It was AWESOME to have 14 or so close folks come and check out a few of these houses! On that note, I think the huff-puff-blo-yer-house-down jokes have stopped after seeing the inbuilt strength of straw bale buildings. It was pretty cool to show everyone the house I've been working on at Everdale, even if it felt like I was goin' to work!

This is from M&C's place... check out the cool undulations (?) in the walls


This photo is from B&C's place (where I first volunteered to build their barn... and thus began my straw bale building thang!)

sunset...

this was the sunset from the balcony a few days ago... fall is in the air & as the season changes, the sunsets become even more spectacular! :)
There's a lot of work to do on this "casa" but its eve's like this that make living here great! :)