Monday, September 21, 2009

Another project almost done!


Having such a large yard, with so many buildings, their is always something that needs fixing or other.  We don't seem to have enough time on our hands to do it all, so we take it one step at a time.  One of the attributes that sold us this farm, was the sugar bush and sugar shack. It was a total mess.  Broken glass, tarps flapping in the wind, critters of all kinds getting in there.
We had big plans to move it into the bush, but after considerable deliberation, we decided to keep it close to the house for now.
Made a weekend with friends out of it, built a fire, made food outside, enjoyed the beautiful weather and nice company.
We are trying to do all of this, with as little money as possible, and I think we pulled it off.
We covered it all with old pool thins donated by some good friends(thanks Steph & Sue).


We used old windows we found in the barn, which one was brand new.  Never installed. It's already looking so much better after so many nails hammered in, and so many swear words from hitting ourselves on the thumbs with the hammers.  And we finished it off with slabs of cedar, donated by another good friend(thanks Buck).
But sweat and tears were paid off!  What a beautiful little sugar house we now have.  We'll be able to enjoy spring even more now.
The finished product: