Saturday 20 October 2018

More from Season Four

Just when thoughts of gearing down from work on the Earthship a young couple from Germany via  Work Away, an international work exchange site, contacted us. The enthusiasm of this pair has been amazing and anything they have been a part of has been done with hard work and skill.

Now usually by this time of year we have not hosted anyone due to the cooler Fall weather but this year during the days we have been blessed with an Indian Summer. Night time temperatures do typically drop but so far with adequate accommodations, evening fires and blankets there have been no complaints.

So the blessings continue to arrive here on the hill and all is moving along as it is meant to. The building coordinator creates a daily list of jobs to attend to and as Pascal and Lisa work so well together jobs can be given to them and they can be left alone as others attend to other chores.

The following is a list of accomplishments completed so far during the final push of this season.

...  The last tire wall in the house is finally done ... Continued bond beam work ... Construction of wall sections that will close in parts of the home from the coming snow ... On going yard clean up and gathering of wood. Also during the next week we will attempt to close in the south facing of the place with temporary particle board sheets to once again protect the existing shell of the place. The added closure steps will accommodate anyone who wants to chip away at the present To Do List inside, such as the building of window frames to house the majority of the south facing windows. Anything that can be worked on during the colder months ahead will get us many steps closer to moving in.


Yard clean up and burn.

SIP a structural insulated panel. Custom made using recycled foam.

Last tire wall completed with cement forms. Hand prints and souvenir included.


Supper is ready so it's time once again to say farewell. Thanks for hanging out during yet another blog story from the hill.

Chow for now...

PEACE OUT!!! Patty J.