~Framboise Manor~: various october stuff

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

various october stuff

jambaloney here!

we have had a busy october - lots of commmunity stuff - we did get a bit of time at the river the first week though - always some great clouds!

i gathered up most of the hoses to get ready for winter - we have been lucky - NO freeze yet so i have two left in the yard as for the rest here is a great storage tip... on a sunny day lay your hoses out in the yard - they will soften up.

get something big and round (this is an old rim, but a garbage can would do... wrap the hose loosely around it and tie off the ends..

there you go! the big loops are much better than the tight loops you have on those hose reels - easier to cart around and they lay nice and flat took me 10 mins to do all 3 and they are all ready for spring!!!

hey look - old windows!!!

the plastic porch is a bit of a wreck these days...

ripped plastic makes a heel of a racket...

and it looks like crap compared to the old days...

dec 2011 - the old days...

the plastic needs replacing after uv damage and patching... i have plenty of windows now - they just need scraping caulking and painting (exterior mistints)

first up is the back left side ....yuk!

the tire inserts stretch the poly film out so the wind make less noise - THAT problem is being solved with these babies!

well well - look at that - we were freaked the first few days because we could SEE out the porch!!

now the other side - this was trickier as all the 2x4s were in the wrong places - i built the original entrances under pressure and without experience - i had to dismantle this...

it is pretty crappy looking - you can see the patching i did this summer ;-)

more reconditioned storm windows....

an empty space...

et voila!!! stay tuned for more - there will be windows all around by december!!

caught a rainbow a few weeks back!

hope you are all having a great fall!!!

cheers!

(p.s. - kymber wants to thank all of you who left such nice comments on her post below, her tribute to her Uncle Gerald of The Last Robin.)

20 comments:

PioneerPreppyOctober 29, 2014 at 3:20 PM
I like the fact that you get to scavenge so much useful materials. Down here it seems people either want solid gold for something or they throw it away. No middle ground. I kinda blame all the lawyers and BS lawsuits myself.

I have a special little garden trailer for all my hoses and stakes. It's about the perfect size to just let the hoses coil naturally inside the trailer than stack the tied up bundles of stakes on top.

That porch is really gonna rock now that you have it glassed in!!! Looking good too.
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jewlzOctober 29, 2014 at 4:23 PM
Love the porch adaptations. Think I'm putting this project in the Must do file!
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SolOctober 29, 2014 at 6:12 PM
more amazing womble moments there. I really wish I had some DIY skills.

Is it very exposed there and windy?
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Harry FlashmanOctober 29, 2014 at 8:54 PM
Looks like another of your projects is coming to fruition. I admire your handiwork.

I hope Kymber is feeling better.
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RobOctober 29, 2014 at 11:17 PM
Great job, I see old man winter may come your way this weekend. Tell the Mrs I had sent another email to cheer her up. Hugs to you both
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Sandy LivesayOctober 30, 2014 at 12:07 AM
Jambaloney,

You always do wonderful work my friend. Do you know I am always looking for windows every time I go into town. Yes that's right, you and Kymber have me hooked on looking for old windows to use at a later time on the homestead. I'm even considering using the windows as a craft project for hanging art.

Stay warm up there in cold country, our temperatures are expected to drop in the low 30's one day this weekend then raise to the 40's and 50's.

Give Sweet Kymber a hug. Sending love to you both.
Your Friend,
Sandy
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MaxOctober 30, 2014 at 10:40 AM
No freeze on this end at either homestead but it's coming soon. The frost finally hit so ow we have an excuse to make salsa with all of the green tomatoes.
I still have hoses around the yard in town, I like to water until mid December if possible. Good job on the window project!
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Jacked Up Glock MomOctober 30, 2014 at 11:15 AM
Hey Jambaloney,

I love the way you find a purpose to reuse things. Porch looks great.
It is expected to freeze here, with snow in the higher elevations. Senior is working on the ole firewood pile.

Give Kymber hugs and hellos from us. I hope she is feeling better.
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FionaOctober 31, 2014 at 3:28 AM
Super idea to roll the hoses! We let ours warm up yesterday and i rilled and tied them...I used to have horses and I roll the hoses like lariets! Your idea is way better!
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jambaloneyNovember 1, 2014 at 6:02 PM
hey fiona!

glad you can use the info!! , i used to wind them up tighter - but they kinked and were a pain - these are better!

cheers to you and yours!
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longtime wifeNovember 2, 2014 at 7:48 PM
That porch will be great with all the Windows, I have to keep eyes out for them. I'm sorry Kymber wasn't feeling well, hope all is better..
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kymber here and talking about jambaloney.

i've always called him my angel. my rock. my best half. the best part of what i have always wanted to become.

he has a soul as big as the biggest mountain, he is strong, he is in incredible physical condition, he is 51 and yet most people think he is under 40. he is humble and modest, charming, gorgeous and will help anyone with anything at anytime. he never grumbles and only every now and again complains or is a tiny bit cranky (nothing that a hug can't fix!). he can cut both sides out of 70 tires in minutes, build raised beds from scrap wood that he drags out of the forest, weedwhack 800ft of our road down to the river, and haul more wheelbarrows of dirt, mulch, rocks and seaweed than is probably medically-advised. he's learned how to braid, make bread and no one makes better rice - not even the chinese. he supports my every, crazy endevour. he went 44 years without a driver's license and got his license after being trained by my crazily-wonderful french canadian friend in 2 weeks. she never stopped talking the whole time. in french.

he has biked everywhere his entire life, at one job he biked 24km EACH WAY. that's to and from! 24km to work AND 24km from work! oh and just accidentally has an honours degree in philosophy.

i believe that he is Our Lord's most beautiful and perfect creation. but i might be biased. he can very accurately shoot a ben pearson cougar re-curve from both the left and right. and his aim is dead on.

he is bow-legged and only 5'7", but has the most incredible eyes. and a tiny mole on his upper lip. he writes the most romantic "insta-poems". he tells me he loves me several times a day. he calls me "babe" and "honey". and he means it.
he loves hot sauce and spicey things like cayenne and banana peppers, he buys (or now picks) me flowers, he left a lucrative, high-paying IT job and his family to follow me here to this remote little island. he builds me shelves and washes all of our laundry with me by hand.

oh and he was baptized Anglican. and was an alter boy. sheesh. somehow, through my intervention, i am turning him into a pagan-christian-fundamentalist-confuscian. look, even i can't figure that out!

the name jambaloney is a nickname that i gave him over 10 years ago. he still uses it. he can be reached at "jambaloney@gmail.com". he loves comments or emails. and he loves me.

if i were given the opportunity to wish one thing for the world - i would wish that every woman on the planet had a jambaloney. i know that i could save the world this way. i have friends who have asked me to clone him. i am trying. believe me, i am trying. one day i will perfect the science involved, and when that happens, i promise all of you a jambaloney.

i love him more than...breathing, lobster, boiled dinner, fresh bread out of the oven, bugging out, singing back up for Madonna (ok...i made that one up!), fresh sheets on the bed, a glass of red wine after a long day, sunflower seeds, lavender, growing my own potatoes, T.S. Eliot, dancing, my babies (who are really just cranky old cats!) and the Bible.

i love him more than i love Framboise Manor. and i really love Framboise Manor.

About kymber

(this pic might seem odd. trust me, it's not. 20 yrs ago kymber went shopping with a girlfriend from the military and bought this dress. then she hooked up with that girlfriend recently. they caught up through email and one day kymberz friend mentioned that specific dress. kymber said she still had it (kymber still has her prom gown for crying out loud!). the friend did not believe it. so we had to take a pic of kymber wearing the 20yr old dress for her friend. kymber always likes to add accessories...and well, we had the bunny ears laying around. ya know, cuz everyone always has pink bunny ears laying around. ok, that's it...i am out of here! jambaloney)

what can i say about kymber?? A LOT!! most of it will have to wait for blog entries ‘cuz i just don’t have enough space here to do her justice…

so i’ll have to do my best… first and foremost, kymber is my partner and i will love her forever. she is the best partner anyone could ever have, i am one lucky guy!! she is 46, she is sweet as can be, smart as a whip, super cute, exceptionally feminine, strong as an ox, honest, kind, empathetic, wise, an amazing dancer, a master wit in speaking and writing….i could go on..i will!

at 5’ 1’’ she packs a wallop – a true force of nature - she is a master gardener and chef and spent 10 years in the Canadian Military – she has done 2 tours of Alert (the north bloody-cold pole). she is a UN-certified Korean linguist and spoils our 2 cats rotten. she also spent 12yrs working in the federal government, as a communications analyst at SolGen (now PSEPC) and Fintrac. she loves nature in the true sense of the phrase..the wildflowers, insects and birds here at framboise manor keep her entranced and captivated for hours.

anyone who is her friend knows that she will stop at nothing to help and heal, dedication and loyalty are an integral part of who she is and she is dead serious about anything she puts her mind to. yet she maintains the most delicate touch and a smile on her face always, never afraid to live and love no matter where and when.

she is the most genuine human being i have ever met! and she has encouraged me to embark on the most crazy and exciting adventure i could imagine… thank you babe - i sooo love you!!!

(and she can be reached at kymberzmail@gmail.com)