Saturday, October 22, 2011

Weeks 15 and 16



Well we had quite a two weeks, first, not much to look at different on house in week 15 so will show house at week 16 below. But first we went to a birthday party on saturday the 15th and will show photos of the birthday boys yard and the band etc. Our kitchen designer Kerry Kleges decided to have a celebration of life for his birthday and we were invited to bake the bread to make sandwiches for the party.
Here is some of the bread and the breadmaker:
The entrance to his home is typically non descript
But as you enter it starts to get interesting on the right is his disguised shipping container and ahead is his yurt
and then the back yard with the gazebo

The yard is open and inviting with its many plantings
and wonderful vegetable garden
His galley kitchen is large and well laid out for making the sandwiches by many willing hands
Our host and hostess seem to be having a great time later in the evening
and the live native band played great music

NOW FOR THE HOUSE BUILDING UPDATE
Starting with the X spot photo, as you can see the rafters are going up and the second floor walls are up.

and here is the view of the roof from the future office
and from the left front showing the second floor
Here is another view from the front
We think it is starting to look like a house, thanks for stopping by, see you next time.










Sunday, October 9, 2011

Week 14- Trip to Cheese Factory and the House progress

First, our trip to Yanayacu Cheese Factory---
After meeting the group at the bus station and an adventureous bus ride (my photos here were gone because the memory card was not in the camera!!!) We entered thru a long palm tree lined drive that had bogunvelia growing in them, shown here from the yard near the milking barn and cheese factory.
Here is the herd of "contented" cows
And one came by the entrance to the Cheese Factory for a photo op..
Here is where the cows line up to give their milk,
The cheese making room where everything is very clean
The heated copper vat where the milk is seperated into cheese curds and whey (which is fed back to the cows)
After the seperation the curds are placed into molds and pressed in this tank.
downstairs in the "cave"the cheese is aged for up to 6 years
These wheels are wine washed twice a day for 6 months and are almost ready very tasty
Here is one of their specalities Mutchli aged 5 weeks tastes much like colby. Comes in the big wheel or half Kilo rounds.
Then for the fondu lovers here is some really old cheese 6+years ( we had some last night ) it is quite good despite what the outside looks like. Notice the mold growing on the bottom wheel.

NOW FOR THE HOUSE UPDATE

The standard X spot photo, looking closely you can detect the second floor has been poured.
From the back yard you see the 2nd floor is ready for walls and the porch arched supports are done under the plastic ( used to keep the raw adobe from being desolved by the heavy rains that sometimes are hapening in the night.)
Going up the ladder in photo above you see what the poured floor looks like. ( Its ready for the walls of the second floor)
Under the second floor we now have a slightly gloomy main hallway.
The fireplace progress' up to the top of wall height this week.

Well thanks for coming, see ya next week:)



















Sunday, October 2, 2011

Week 13 - Second Floor begins

Here we have the X spot photo, not much to see this week.

Now the Second Floor starts to take shape. Earlier in the week we watched them lifting these heavy logs up rickety ladders to the top of the walls!

Here is a detail of the Second Floor construction. what you don't see is the nails driven into the logs prior to the addition of the cement saddle.

Ane stands behind where the island will be in the kitchen.

Shot from the front corner of the house as we leave the site this week.

Thanks for visiting.