Another month, another load of Block for the A-Frame!

I just love this! Things sure have changed since the "OLD" days back when I was the only one up there on the mountain back in my little hideout on Wild Turkey Lane! I was really nervouse about this latest load of materials I got delivered to my site, but, the truck driver actually called me from just up the road for directions, (I'm still down in Ft. Lauderdale at Sea Level) His cell phone was a little scratchy but I could talk with him pretty clear. I called him back about an hour later to make sure he found it (bout two hours ago, and he said, "Yup, your neighbor came over a took a picture to send ya" and I log on and POOF! Theres my block being delivered!!! (looks like my new neighbor Johnny Overby sent it) I swear, I would read "Dick Tracy" all those years ago and think, wouldn't THAT be cool, and here I am with an 800 mile view of the goings on in my driveway, I'm either really cool, really OLD or some of both!I will be headed up to my cabin next week on Wednesday to meet up with my block guy and "Git er' Done" so, more pics to come...

Way down upon the Itchetucknee

These are pictures of the Ichetucknee Cemetery I literally stubled
across as I was walking through the woods, The scene was "Movie
Set Scary" I found graves from late 1800's to the 1970's The grave
from the late 1800's with the doll has got to be the most scary. I will
add the pictures of the river later as they were on a waterproof cam






I went to a beautiful and unique part of Florida last week, The Itchetucknee River, also near the Santa Fe, Moe Springs, and a bunch of other perfectly CLEAR, 73 degree, spring fed, peaceful, beautiful fresh water springs in that part of florida that one can launch in an inner tube, or any other Floaty of choice, and waft, lazily under oak-treed, Moss-canopied, otter-swiimin, wood-stork callin, cliff jumping beauty! Pick an hour or 5 to just unwind your mind and wathc perfectly happy fresh water mullet follow your tube for hours, its a wunderful thing, I love this place, it has SO many great stories to uncover! Fer instance: Naked Ed-This fellow is a local hero, with Beers, Books, AND Babies named after him, I am not sure about who owns the rights...this guy, Ed, had some sort of condition that led him to find a little shack by the river and he would just sit in from of his dock in chest deep water, (yes Naked, and remember, the water is CLEARER than air) and he was happy to dispense wise advice to those who might float by. Naked Ed is local treasure, and his beer is GREAT too! You can find it, and many other local stories at the "Great Outdoors Brewery"

There were some other adventures too, as I took a little look see into the woods from my Cabin I found The Scary overgrown middle of nowhere Itchetucknee Cemetary Graveyard See pics below!

Happy Sunday

Hey! Ok, so maybe I'm the only one reading this but, I continue to grow my evil plan to take over the world, even though no one is paying any attention. I have been reading up on Rocket Stoves for my A-frame up in NC, as my newly adopted worker Mike is at this very moment digging a trench for the 4" sewage pipe under the footer for my Basement, 80' to the very expensive septic tank I put in last year, he has told me he "Ran into a rock the size of his truck" and had to adjust to go around it, ( I am pretty sure he knows what he is doing, but I still am nervous about having to unclog any thing in the future when the pipe is re-buried! As soon as I can save up enough for 500 more 12" blocks I will have him continue on the basement. I just felt bad when he told me he was running out of food so I had him do what Fred could finish with his D9 in 2 hours. But, Mike will do a tidier job with no cracked footer. Anyway, in my surfing Sundy (it's really raing cats and dogs today) I found the TRUSS-ME truss holding system and lots of ther good stuff, more to come, heres a pic of the progress, (havent seen the trench yet!



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A trip to the beach

went to a favorite caming spot in long key last week, let the pictures speak for themselves

I turn 52

Ha! Whodathunkit? I turn 52 this Friday, old fart that I am. I am still doing all the, (well MOST) stuff I always have, but its true, some days you wake up and say, OW! My GODDAM KNEEEE! But, by lunch its fine, next week you wake up and say DAMN! My foot hurts, what did I do?! Then by dinner its fine, this is how it goes, so you just learn to accept the little surprised as a challenge, god, by the time I reach Aunt Mimi's youthful 94 I am really gonna have some suprises when I wake up, of course, I dont think Aunt Mimi has slept since 1978 but its possible, oh Boy! I go to the mountains NEXT week, wow, its here already! Wow! Anyway, I hope to build most of the basement walls. this should be fun! I know I am 52 when I start carrying thos blocks!!!

A few things come to mind

I want a Ditch Witch, a cement mixer, a big wheelbarrow, scaffolding, and more time. Are you listening Santa?

More cabin stuff