We Have Twins

Straw Bale Update: The grade beam footings are poured.... with a ton of hard work, in the hot sun, not to mention a cement truck 2 hours late and the concrete setting up faster than expected... it's done. Arxx (insulated concrete forms) are now being installed. Some homes on the island are made of Arxx, (the walls, I mean). We've ruled it out because of the high use of concrete.... and resulting carbon dioxide emissions. This will be our foundation, with the slab floor level about 4" below the top of the Arxx forms. We'll likely pour this on Friday. The third pour will be for the posts and will likely be next Tuesday with the assistance of a high priced pumper truck... the alternative would be a cement bucket brigade in the hot sun. We've been officially starting at 7:00 A.M., but I try to get there around 6:30 to set up.... and then stay late to clean up. This full moon shot was taken at 6:30 Tuesday morning from the front porch.

Monday, Fireweed called to see if we would foster a feral kitten that had been caught. The kitten is about 4 weeks old and made itself right at home. The next day, another kitten (the sister) arrived. This one the exact opposite of the first.... with hissing, spitting and growling etc. By Thursday, she's making good progress and will tolerate some contact without a full blown hissy fit. Have a look at the picture and see if you can tell which kitten is which.... it's not hard. Both kitties now use the litter box and follow the smell of kitty formula. Another couple of weeks and they will be ready for adoption... and hopefully can find a home together. Wednesday evening, the kittens went on a field trip to act as bait to capture the mother, (still at large). She will be spayed and released back into the wilds of Denman Island. The kittens' names? One & Two.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention.... we sold our house on Denman.... only a few weeks after we took it off the market, we had an offer with a rent back agreement. Now we have a place to live while we build.... without having to move in the meantime. All is good.