Hillside Welding

September.13.2010.

Helping Mike with electrical work for his welding shop with Butch.

Poultry on the Patio

September 7-12, 2010.

Chickens get too comfortable around the patio.

Dogue Douglas the dog and a chicken.

Dogue has been trained to chase away the chickens from patio,

but sometimes he falls behind on the job.

Ducks enjoying the pouring rain.

Used to be a cheeky little squirrel peeking at the kitchen door,

now ducks.

Lonestar Grill, Wills Point

September.7.2010.

Too tired to cook dinner. This place offers free margaritas on Tuesdays.

Bathroom Work Once Again

September.7.2010.

Finishing the wall between bathroom and laundry room and repainting the wall and ceiling.

The Timber Frame Project: The First Logs Delivery

Labor Day 2010, September 6.

Cody, our tree service man, came with

3 big logs (2 oaks, 1 pine) from his job site.

The cross section of the logs.

Unloading the logs.

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The Background Story

Batesville, AR, August 2-5, 2010

Timber frame bunkhouse of Bobby Wade, Hal's friend in AR.

Made from scratch, timber from his own wood

and / or logs given by friends.

Bob's bunkhouse.

The first storey used as barn, tool and equipment storage,

and utility rooms.

Part of the second storey: Workshop.

Part of the second (or is it 1.5 storey?): the living quarter,

then a bedroom above it, at the same level as the workshop.

The timber frame work at Bob's garage

(under construction).

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The Equipments

Bob's Timber King sawmill.

Hal's Timber King sawmill,

purchased from Bob's friend while we're in AR.

A week later, Bob delivered the sawmill to Texas with his 2 grandsons

and gave lessons on how to use it to Hal.

Target Shooting, Labour Day Weekend

September 5, 2010.

John, Delmer, Camron, Hal, and Brandon.

Hal

Brandon

Camron

Delmer's new lab puppy from the First Monday.

Labour Day Weekend Bread

September 4, 2010.

The first bread made out of this book, whole wheat mix with all purpose flour bread.

The First Duck Eggs

September 2, 2010.

The first duck egg was laid right in front of us

at the lawn by the patio on August 30, 2010.

That's the duck and Hal is walking to get the

FRESH egg.

The first duck egg.

The second duck egg we found was a big one.

Duck egg yolks ready to be incorporated into

cheese cookies recipe.

Cheese cookies ready for baking.

The eggs give a nice deep yellow color.