Some art, that isn't on paper... And also an update about where I have been.
Out side of that, I have been working on building a green house. In part, because I get the feeling that groceries are about to take a turn and become a "luxury item". Most Americans, at least us that aren't in the 2%, might be resorting to a number of poor-man's dinners in the near future. To mitigate that, we in my household, have decided to amp our own food production up. Grow our own veggies, we got some chickens, and I am currently growing mushrooms too. However, where we live, the veggies are going to require a solution that keeps the frost out. So, a green house it is!
It's not just any green house, it's one that I built from scratch. When I say scratch, I mean that I cut the trees down, I drug them from the woods, I milled them into boards and then I designed and built a structure out of said wood. It's been a voyage, and I have learned more than I can share in one short post about how to build something well, to code, and about how difficult it really is. Hopefully those lessons carry over to the next thing I build.
Just to start with, like wood, man, it's like really heavy. Also, it takes a lot of mistakes to learn and get it right, especially when the structure needs to be able to support up to ninety-six inches of snow. But, I feel like I have gotten somewhere with it, and that it become easier as I moved forward with it. Hopefully, it will be done soon. I really need it to be finished, so I can start on a cellar for the upcoming year.
I cannot share the complete build at this time, but I will share the part I like the most. The door. I know, the door is just a small part, but again, this was made from wood I pulled from the forest and steel I salvaged (yes, I can wield too, and I have no arm hairs to prove it).
Here it is, I hope some of you out there think it is as awesome-sauce as I do.
"Gardening is love" (c) 2025 J.B. Sommerset
Cheers!
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