~Framboise Manor~: overdue....

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

overdue....

jambaloney here!

i have not posted since june 06 - my bad so here is a chronological, but not necessarily logical review of what i have been up to..

aside from work - i have worked a LOT this year and so i have been absent and all of a sudden it is almost sept...

so we have a second greenhouse- here is "lining up the windows"

another view - important for framing..

great to have a 8 food bed which is full - the boards sticking out are 10 footers... last greenhouse i bought regular lumber and painted it- it was a LOT of work for not a lot of savings - this greenhouse is all pt lumber

i have learned to have all the tools ready first - free palette provides a workbench...

whoops - back a bit - tractor was a life saver to pre-level the ground - 2 hours would have taken me 2 days by hand.... whoo hoo!

railway ties courtesy of big bro G and big sis C...

still - final leveling by hand..

whoops!! trout interlude for sweet sandy and pp!!

okay back to the greenhouse area - pretty much level now - gravity and frost-heave will take care of the rest...

out fishing...

stracchen's brook..

back to work (late june now) - framing...

more framing...

wild animals...

lumber....

something is standing!!

i kinda broke out the jams at this point so no pics before framing was done..

another angle...

roofing - i use simpson hurricane ties..

roof..

back..

and with osb on the back - no windows there as it is north facing with trees behind - regular osb - it is cheap and will last a while..

there ya go!

poly channel prep on the roof...

the roof for this one is 6 mil plastic which will be replaced at some point - but for whatever reason - the stuff i get here will last 5 years.. roof amounts to about 15 bucks in poly..

more strapping..

more - this is to provide and extra lip in case of wind - good shot of the hurricane tie!

the morning i did the roof was not so windy so i put the whole roof up - final pic!

1x2 stapping = pre-drilled

no interim pics - here are windows!!

and now boards!

and tomatoes in a trough i built to keep the bottoms moist!

ahhhh - fishing....

pp - tractor time!! expanding the turn around area of the driveway...

digging a new ditch..

more clearing...

and more fishing..

sorry to have been so long in posting - hope you all had a good summer!!!

14 comments:

Toirdhealbheach BeucailAugust 30, 2017 at 12:50 AM
Looks super amazing as usual Jam! Congratulations!!

(The trout are pretty awesome too.)
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EdAugust 30, 2017 at 10:42 AM
You've really made me think about stuff over the years. I used to think in terms of lasting forever but you've made me ponder economics as well. How many $15 dollar roofs can one put on over the years to equal a $500? roof that will last 50 years? It makes economic sense to go the plastic way if you have the time every five years.
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SolAugust 30, 2017 at 2:56 PM
Excellent work. I dont know how you both have all of this time!!!
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Rain August 30, 2017 at 5:45 PM
I love this post J! Very informative, thanks for posting all of those photos! I LOVE your fishing interludes!!! :)
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SusanAugust 31, 2017 at 11:50 AM
I feel as if I've been through a time warp! LOL! Love the shots of your beautiful river. That greenhouse is FAB!
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MattAugust 31, 2017 at 2:44 PM
Cool post, buddy. I always like the photos that show the blue sky you guys have. The wild animal was funny. All you needed was a wild woman photo but we know who that would have been.

Cheers
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Harry FlashmanSeptember 1, 2017 at 12:39 PM
Looks like you are getting a lot done at the homestead J, even if you are also out at work away a lot.
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Tricky WolfSeptember 7, 2017 at 6:34 AM
You certainly have been busy! Was great catching up with progress :)
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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)