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My neighbor routing the door hinge pockets while I stand on the jig we made.

Working on the house build

November 24, 2022

The other day was a good mailshack day - all the parts I needed and ordered to complete the front door project came in by plane and boat. So today my neighbor with experience installing french doors came over for the second day of helping/showing me how to complete this project. Once the hinges were set, yet another neighbor came to help us hoist the heavy over-sized doors into place.

After we’ve done mine, I’ll be installing another set of the same french doors for another neighbor as a barter. We scored the old custom oversized doors from a remodeling project on the other side of the island several years ago, and now it’s finally time to put them in their new homes!

Finger’s crossed I’ll have a reveal of my new/old doors here tomorrow when they’re perfectly fitted! It’s too dark to do detail work past 5pm these days.

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One of my favorite medleys in recent years. You can see/purchase the sticker here!

On this day 2 years ago...

November 22, 2022

Well today it’s steady rain so I’m staying indoors working on installing a mini wood stove in my temporary shed quarters, making a pot of soup in the instant pot, and dreaming of mushroom foraging later this week! Here’s hoping today’s rain will help the mycelium fruit out in my usual island mushrooming spots!

Sunday afternoon task at a neighbor’s house.

Winter Warmth

November 21, 2022

Fire cleansing: yard debris, leaving behind the busy season, celebrating the slow, cold, dark, contemplative days of winter.

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found mushrooms arranged on a rock surrounded by leaves on a black gravel base.

First Find of the Season!

November 20, 2022

Usually mushrooms begin appearing in September, but this year the season is late. Found these gems in among my frosty garden plants this morning (from top to bottom):

Summer fern fronds

unknown mushrooms & coral lichen

snail shell on blewitt mushroom

orange peel fungus with nootka rose fronds

more unknown mushrooms surrounded by summer fern fronds

jackson pollack geranium leaf from the garden

Yay, looks like it’s finally time to explore the island’s forest trails and see what other treasures I can find!

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