Category Archives: around the house

We cut this one ourselves at Sædalen christmastree farm. It’s almost 3 meters high!

Despite a meager summer it seems we still have things to eat from the garden. The squash made a serious comeback and may yet produce more if the weather stays fair. Tonight we kicked our pasta up a few notches … Continue reading →

It’s been a lousy summer in our outdoor growing spaces. Cold and wet most of June & July makes for poor crops. This squash plant remarkably survived the weather and neglect from us and produced this fine specimen ( enjoyed … Continue reading →

As described in an earlier post the old Marklin trains found their way out of the boxes and into the spare room in the basement. Not surprisingly the layout quickly grew in complexity, new items were purchased/gifted and the train … Continue reading →

In a closet at the cabin I found 3 boxes of childhood memories; the contents being my old Marklin trains. These are trains made for kids, solid metal constructions with less detail and realism but durable enough to survive years … Continue reading →

Haven’t posted anything on the basement in a while now, but work has been moving along slowly and may be nearing completion! First the back wall came in place, with the mount for the sink. Then I worked on the … Continue reading →

It’s been a little slow lately with the bathroom, but some new stuff to report. On the shower I completed the glass block wall. Laying these blocks is much like regular bricks, except a special white mortar is used. I … Continue reading →

So early on we decided on a custom built shower, as opposed to a prefab fiberglass shell. This allows you to use ceramic tiles inside the shower, which looks great, but is also a bit harder to do. To guide … Continue reading →

  With the old bathroom mostly gone it was time to start the new one. We are using metal stud framing for the walls, it’s lightweight and very easy to install.   But then we hit the first problem: the … Continue reading →

So we had a "blah" basement. 1970′s style complete with ugly carpet and dark faux wood paneling. And lets not forget the "prison-style" bathroom. It was in urgent need of serious TLC.   I had wanted to do something to … Continue reading →