&:@;"/:;)&?!!!-/Paint

Started the second coat today. Doing the East wall first because its the highest and hardest. Half done with it , I want some lunch.

Paint

Got the primer on in the sealant on the the deck and the table on the deck. Early in the afternoon on Sunday so I am going to change clothes and go fishing. Actually hate painting in the east wall is so high off the ground because of the hill it was very uncomfortable being on the ladder all day yesterday. Today I just had to do the sealant on the deck and the deck table framing and stairs. With all the work this is been so far painting is what I hate the most.

Gettin there

More painting

The cabin walls are now Primed. Will wait 48 hours before mor painting so the stuff has time to cure.again this was more work than I imagined because of the need for the Ladder. Everything so far has been tougher than I planned. I'm glad I cheated and used a chainsaw for the clearing work. 

Folks , if building a location is in your plans U really need help getting it done. I think a BOL is needed for many city/ suburb dwellers but if you've  got family that lives in the country; turn them into Prepping Allies. Because my way to do this sucks.

Learning

Can U guess what has been the most important lesson so far this summer ? 

Time. It takes a lot more time and energy to build without help and major powere tools than I could imagine.if U plan to seek a survival retreat or shelter-in-place be prepared to work 16 hours a day just to squire food and provide security and do repairs. That's in good weather. When winter comes and you need more firewood or U have to grind more grain, are U tough enough???

Working

Trying to frame the gables and start the painting. Also the never- ending tree clearing. Cutting trees down is easy, cleaning them up and cutting them up ; sucks. It's cold this morning 38 , and I am wearing boots and long pants . 

Muddy day.

To muddy and wet to get much done today. Cleaned up the porch. Built new workbench inside the cabin and hung up some tools. Cleared some brush this afternoon. Chopped up some downed trees with the saw.  Now I get to make wood piles with all the cut wood. Yay. I did frame for one AC unit and need to frame for the other one tomorrow. We will have AC. When we get to hot and have access to fuel.