Monthly Archives: September 2011

You can never have enough prawn stir-fry with coconut and lime. Right, down to business: The frame for the tarp went up without too much trouble (depending on your definition of too much trouble) and Steven built a central pole … Continue reading →

Here working on building with Elmo and Rae, enjoying beautiful sunshine and light breeze. About to make prawn stir-fry with coconut and lime. Hungry. Gotta go.

A very long weekend with a very great deal of volunteer help has resulted in a major milestone: all three floor sections are on the foundations, in the correct order, and ready to be stuck together and built upon. This … Continue reading →

Well, the frame is ready to be put together and hoisted up (I think we can use two of those trees and some rope) but Elmo points out that it will be easier to put the floor in place without … Continue reading →

It’s nice to be building things rather than taking them apart. Yesterday Lisa and I built the ridgepole for the giant tarp and cut out all the pieces for the legs. My trusty (old) cordless drill gave up after a … Continue reading →