Monday, September 17, 2018

Cool Down Shed Roof

A Sawzall was used to trim rafters even for a flush mounted fascia board.

Finally we have a weekend of no rain and are putting plywood sheathing on this cool down shed roof with a peel and stick Titanium Underlayment PSU 30 over it immediately. A forty pound roller or your own two feet give permanent adhesion. Ideal's Metal Pocket-Ribbed roof will be ordered and delivered from Canada in a week.


Christian plans to dig out topsoil which has accumulated inside this shed, and add gravel back in so wood can be stored here, until animals are in it. The building is 16' X 18' with two nice interior bays. The metal roof will be "Charcoal", and sides will be Benjamin Moore "Barn Red" with "White Dove" trim.


 

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Renting The Oldest Cape House


Old Farm is considered the oldest original house (1717) left on the Cape; nonpublic, unmoved or expanded.

We are nearly finished restoring Old Farm and have decided to share it with others who want to experience living in an oldest house left its' original size, near a large lake and ferries to the islands. The house will sleep six people comfortably, with bedding for more. An hour twenty min. from Boston, it is also ten minutes from buses, the Cape airport, ferries to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard besides North and South ocean beaches. This is an exciting project for us and Alex has helped with professional cleaning and lawn mowing services! We have a large yard (part of 15 acres bought from the Indians), and canoe lakeside; a short walk down the road. Click on photos to enlarge.  







 




 

 

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Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Visiting Norway

 Kayaking the Oslo fjord to the Viking Ship Museum.

Two of our sons have been able to visit good friends and wonderful places in Norway, on their vacation this year.

 Oslo has been considered the most expensive city in the world to live in, with fewer; appreciative tourists.

Taking the train from Oslo to Finse (training ground for the South Pole explorers) and biking toward Bergen.

Finse is the highest elevation between Oslo and Bergen and only reached by rail, bike, or ski.

The Rallervegen (or bike road).

This is a famous; most incredible train ride across Norway and the Rallervegen bike ride passes seemingly hundreds of waterfalls and fjords after an overnight stay in a hytte and ending in a special ferry ride into the Bergen fjord.

Seven Sisters Waterfall near Bergen. 99% of Norway's electric is hydro-powered by waterfalls.

The crooked old shops and charming houses of Bergen. (Four above pics via pinterest.)

There are seven mountains to climb surrounding Bergen which are easy to get to with some very lush trails.


Found "souvenir" along Besseggen Ridge.
A day of traveling beautiful fjords East to Memurubu, allows an overnight stay and day hike along the Besseggen Ridge to Gjendesheim in Jotunheimen National Park. Christian had incentive to finish this challenging six to seven hour hike in half the time to catch the last bus back to Oslo. This was a two week vacation of many outdoor events and the sun up longer to help.

In Norway, the boys had help, advice and lodgings with the wonderful Lodemel family and especially Geirr whom I watched as a baby many years ago while living in Oslo.

Geirr's lovely family now. 

My visit to the West coast mountains in Norway while living in Oslo.

Monday, September 3, 2018

Boys On The Beach


We bought Old Farm, which is a few houses from a large lake and private beach, so our boys would have a place to gather no matter where they settled. When they were little, I always kept track of them on the beach with similar bathing suits and keeping an eye on their blond heads. This time of vacations, Christian and Leif are traveling in Norway to see two dramatic coastlines there while Bill, Alex and I work at Old Farm near a cool lake.