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Baby it’s cold outside …but not too cold for a visit!
Had the pleasure of touring my Dad, Mom, Sister and her “more than just a boyfriend” life partner Sean around Needle Eye today. It was windy, 40 degrees cold, but clear sunny day! We toured the mountain, house, shed, barn and chicken coop and enjoyed lunch at top rock diner! Trish found some souvenirs… Sean…
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Braving the rain…
Even the rain couldn’t stop us from having our dear friends Paul, Lori and Josh Chapman and Lori’s mom, Billie Beardsley out to Needle Eye this week for a visit. They made sure to wear boots and they definitely came in handy! Billie wins the prize for best rain outfit…red boots and rain gear! Took…
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Pass the Windex
Windows are almost done. Have a few that were not the right size so back to the warehouse they went. Once those come in one more step complete😀 Next up… doors!
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Roofing the barn
Here’s what the barn looked like at the start. You can see there was no roof on this side and it needed new rafter boards and stabilizing before Scott could start with tin. Scott was able to salvage tin from a few of the goat sheds we torn down and had just enough to reroof…
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It’s cozy inside… woot.. insulation complete in the shed-do-minimum
We are one step closer…. The insulation is done for the shed. We had them paint the ceiling insulation black and plan to use the lumber we have salvaged from the shacks on the walls. Also have some cool metal sheets we found that will go on the walls. Scott and I are gonna do…
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We had a special delivery.. windows and doors have arrived on Needle Eye!
They have arrived!!! Framers are beginning to cut in and place headers to get started on install. Can’t wait to see them in! This is the master bedroom. Haven’t finished cutting in for windows but almost done. Can’t wait to see the trapezoid windows! The views!!! Gulp
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It ain’t a bad back yard.. nope not at all.
I know I post a lot of our experiences taming Needle Eye Mountain. But I thought it would be nice to share some of the beauty we have found while working on this mountain as well. This property is full of beauty. Here are a few of my favorites thus far. This is one of…
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Another one bites the dust part 2
After a back breaking weekend of clearing out buckets and tearing down the shed we are at it again. So what do you do with all the remains from a shed? You burn it! But first you gotta haul it .. took 4 loads to get the discarded wood moved to a burn pile. We…
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Taming Da’ Coop
It’s time to work on shoring up the chicken coop to get it ready for chickens! Scott worked on patching up all the places that had rotted wood and daylight was peaking in. The coop is built on a huge flat boulder so the floor is solid and secure. Hopefully this will keep any predators…
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A Mecca of Mason Jars!
Scott continues to keep working on the barn and this time it was one of the inside stalls. After moving a bunch of barn wood, throwing out a lot of trash and yep… more buckets… he uncovered a treasure trove of mason jars and one unfortunate critter. Y’all I love mason jars! Scott said how…
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Do not try this at home..
More work on the barn was this weekends goal to tame Needle Eye Mountain.. this time working on the roof with some help from our daughter Kate! It was a foggy COLD day but we were up for the challenge. You know when there is just that one last piece that needs fixin but you…
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Burning brush..
As we get closer to moving into the shed-o-minimum, we took some time to clear up some of the brush as you drive up the property. Scott chain sawed the trees around the back of the barn and around the chicken coop. And my job was to haul the limbs and then squirt stuff on…
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Another one bites the dust..
Scott and I tackled another project this weekend. We are taking full advantage of this snake hibernation period (hopefully they are all hibernating). This time it was a shed/goat??shed that was filled to the roof with buckets of all sizes, cages, hoses, milk crates, fishing jugs, metal shelves, tires and oh so much more.. Thanks…
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Construction update
The house is coming along…. They are still sheeting but you can start to get the feel of how it will look. Also picked out exterior rock and windows. One step closer. The shed-do-minimum now has electric and plumbing roughed in. Metal siding is almost done. Garage doors should come in next week and then…
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Dirty laundry…look what treasure we found …
While exploring Needle Eye on a beautiful January afternoon we came upon yet another shed of sorts. Looks like this one may have been for housing animals and doing a bit of laundry… Scott stripped the tin off the roof and plans to use it inside his shop as wall paneling. We also found some…
Taming Needle Eye Mountain 