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I felt like I made good progress over the weekend. Two more rows of boards installed in the bathroom...

...and, then, two more rows.

Long boards for the south wall--almost ready to install.

South wall--started! (I will have to come up with a baseboard work-around to cover the exposed wheel well.)

I was feeling so good about my progress--until I realized that I'd completely forgotten about the west wall above the bathroom and the west loft. Shoot! Another whole gable peak to do.

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George, on one of his many visits to the JayBee.

And sleeping, of course.

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I finally finished the pantry cabinet! It was ungainly to move around to get to each of its sides. While working on it, it took up my entire living-room floor. I have the bruises and scrapes on my legs to prove it!

While re-loading the cabinet, I dropped a can and put a major ding in the floor of the cabinet. Sheesh!

The lighting in this next photo looks weird. In real life, though, the entire cabinet is a light green.

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We've been getting a lot of rain lately. There have been times I have found George sleeping soundly curled up on the grass during a pouring rainstorm. Crazy old man.   :-(   On this day, he was smart enough to sleep in the JayBee's entryway to get out of the rain.

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I added one row of boards in the bathroom.

I also made more progress in the bed alcove and living room.

The boards are up high enough now that I'm beginning work in the east-end, reading-nook loft.

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Progress on the south wall of the bed alcove...

Progress in the bathroom...

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Just When Things are Ticking Along... (Interior Walls 8)

... I get completely bogged down. I chose to use a board with a dramatic curve in it for the next row up on the north wall. My thinking was that, since it would mostly be hidden in the closet, it might be a good place to use it. Wrong-headed thinking! It looks okay installed now, but what a long, slow, nightmare getting it up there.

This top board is the one that gave me such fits. The notches I carved out of the top of it had nothing to do with its curvature; those were necessary in order to be able to lift it high enough to get the notch of the board engaged on the next row down without getting it hung up on the underside of the loft joists.

When I moved on to finishing up the last few boards in the east-end bumpout, I became even more bogged down! I spent an entire day on one board. I made four messes like the one below before I finally had the board done.

I wish I could declare this bumpout completely done but, of course, there is still a lot of trim to be installed at some point.

These are the last two wall boards in the bumpout up under the ceiling.

The view from the floor--looking up.

Once I finished with the bumpout, I immediately filled it up with stuff...

... so I could free up space in the south side of the bed alcove. This wall is next!

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The eagles were calling all day today. At one point, it occurred to me that someone was continuously calling right overhead. When I opened the JayBee door and looked up, this is what I saw.

Can't see it? It's right here. (To my eye, it seemed clearly obvious. To the camera, not so much.)

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The bathroom wall boards are now up to the height where they wrap around the vent pipe.

I made a lot of progress on the east end (bed area) bumpout.

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Irises on the hillside behind the JayBee.

On one of my many trips between the JayBee and my saws to cut boards, I spotted these two deer. (I know--kind of looks like only one deer. The fact that there were more than four legs was a clue.) They froze, staring at me, and I froze staring at them. I had my phone in my hand, so I was able to snap this shot before they darted away. (And, yes, there were two.)

More Wall Progress (Interior Walls 5)

I took a few vacation days off of work so, even with the long weekend merry-making, I have made a little more progress on the JayBee.

After adding some more boards in the bathroom...

... I spent a lot of time pondering this vent pipe.

The top of it needs to be framed in so the wall boards can cover the outside of it. On the bottom part, the wall boards need to run behind the vent pipe because water pipes will run along the wall behind the toilet and around the corner behind the vent pipe to the bathroom sink in the bumpout. After those water pipes are installed, I will construct a narrow counter-height cabinet that covers the water pipes and the vent.

After much futzing, I installed this framing around the upper part of the vent pipe.

And I installed more boards on the bottom of the wall.

In the living room, I installed more rows of boards.

Before I installed this next board in the back end of the closet, I realized there was a problem.

That board really should run the whole length of the east outside wall--over the top of the bedroom wall framing.

Which means I need to install some wall boards on the east wall (including in the east end bumpout) up to the height of the boards on the north wall. Unfortunately, the east end bumpout has been full of tools for years.

I have said many times that I spend 80% of my construction time moving things around and reorganizing. I've been told this is the case with all construction projects but I think it must be even more so when working on a tiny house. Space is so limited!

After moving the tools to the base of this finished wall...

... I now have room to work on the east end.

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I have some lupines again this year! For many years, I had a whole hillside of them. Then, last year, not one. It's nice to have them back.

I have some trimming to do on my front hillside. When I stand on the lawn, this is my blocked view of the river.

Standing up on the deck is not much better. Not only have I been focused on housebuilding rather than this... In the past, I have ended up with a bad case of poison ivy after trimming this hillside. That is definitely a huge disincentive!