Catching up with projects

We spent some time today catching up with what is happening with a couple of projects.

First we headed down to the "new" FoodShare building to see how the shelf painting is going. They are getting pretty far and the color looks like it is a good choice. I'm hoping to put some stained trim pieces to tie it all together. They have decided to go with some shelves from Home Depot to supplement the ones we built so we might be done with that project except for odds and ends. I might try using some of the maple we milled for the trim. I'll have to check to see how dry it is. It is starting to look a bit more likely that they will be able to move by the end of the month but there is a still a long way to go. It would be nice to get the walls painted but that might not happed since the people they are renting from don't seem interestd in doing it. There is also sheetrock which should be put on but that doesn't seem likely to happen either.

After checking that out we found a couple of properties which I'm going to show on Monday. I always figure it's best to know where you are going. Not good form to get lost trying to get to a property. Doesn't inspire confidence. After finding the properties we were close to where we had put up the frame for my Timber Frame class last month. So we stopped by to see how it looked and get more pictures. They have most of the roof on with the one side shingled. According to the nuns they are having their straw bale building class in 2 weeks where they will put up the walls. I'll have to get back up once it is finished. Looks great at this point. Hard to believe we managed to cut that whole frame in less than 5 days.

Caroline is off to her 30th Dartmouth class reunion tomorrow. Hopes to see some old friends and see what is happening around Hanover. I gather it has changed quite a bit, not a surprise given the timeframe. I'm hoping to get a bunch of work done over in Waterville.