Freeze

You know the shop will be cold when the water pipes are frozen until 12:30 p.m. Today is the fifth day the pipes have froze. No surprise really, most of the black poly water lines are above ground. This is life in the back country, where the nearest bank, grocery store or hardware store are an hours drive from here. Freezing isn't usually a problem. We fill gallon jugs with water and keep about seven jugs in the bathroom and a few near the kitchen. It takes two jugs to flush the toilet. The pipes have been freezing consistently at about 6:30 p.m. Just now the pipes thawed, it is noon, a half an hour earlier than the last few days. With warm leftovers heated over the wood stove I am ready to work.

Warmth in the studio.

Cold weather hasn't kept me from working, with plenty of layers, a warm hat, wool socks and even gloves I stay warm. Long-Johns under baggy pants are comfortable and I have lined pants from LL Bean, thanks honey!  Even with all the layers of clothing I have been avoiding shop work, instead I have been working in the studio.  First it was glueing up windows and then it was work at the drafting table. The wood stove in the studio warms the space to the mid 60's. Better than high 30's to low 40's in the shop. The Windy Nip kitchen configuration was changed so I sketched the second draft idea. Then I worked on the kitchen plans for the Yellow House. I shifted my drawings around and drew the shower plans for the bathroom yesterday. I plan on framing the shower and then getting back in the shop. Hopefully temps will be warmer. Three more sashes to build and a bunch of stop material to make to hold the glass in the sashes.