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.

 

The Oldest Cape House

We are now finished restoring Old Farm the oldest house left in its' original footprint; never added on to or made public. An hour twenty min. from Boston, it is next to a large lake with beach access and 10 min from North & South ocean beaches or ferries to the islands. We have a large yard (part of 15 acres bought from the Indians). Click on photos to enlarge.  

 

 

 

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.

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.