Working on the cabin

Yesterday we put another window in the cabin. We're building a cabin /gardening outbuilding not far from our farm and bees. It is all built, but we are doing the finishing touches such as windows, woodstove, flooring, siding, insulation etc. It is based on a plan from the Jamaica Cottage Shop. They have lots of great plans there. We have built it by hand, using mainly reclaimed materials from an old garage belonging to my grandfather that we tore down in October of 2008. The old farm house (not my grandfather's original residence, but a house he had lived in and owned) was falling down and the family decided to have it burned down by the local fire department. I have some good photos of this I'll put up when I get home. But the garage had to come down since it was too close to the fire. There was nothing wrong with the garage which was sturdily-built by Amish workers. So we took it apart piece by piece and stored it at my parents' until we were able to use it. Last year we started working on the cabin and it has been great fun and hard work. It will be just a place for us to store our gear and stay out of the way sometimes when we're down at the farm. Yesterday we installed a double-window made of two six-paned windows. All the windows came from Craigslist. Pat built the frame for it last weekend. This weekend we plan to install two of these double windows and one small window for one of the gables. That one will be tough since it is pretty high off the ground. The last gable window was easier since the loft was there and Pat could access it from inside. The wind is really blowing today and it is 30 degrees, so it will be a chilly day for outside work. But the cabin stays pretty comfortable with a kerosene heater, so it isn't too bad. And I wear lots of layers!