That’s me and here’s my swirling debacle of questions without answers:
I’d like to offer my websites visitors the option of commenting on my blogs using their Facebook login credentials. I’d like to integrate the new Facebook Connect features with my sites.
I’d prefer not to associate my current ‘personal’ facebook account with all of my websites so I am wondering how to best represent the sites on facebook.
It’s raining more today than it did on August 28th.
Despite pictures like this, showing fallen trees, from across the state there’s something unusually conspiratorial about the utility company and government response to tropical storm Irene.
Thursday morning, The Great Falls MVD refused to register the vehicle I bought, to park in the driveway of my Montana home, without a Montana Driver’s License.
What’s going on? I own a house in Montana yet they won’t let me register a vehicle because I have an out-of-state Driver’s License.
In 2009, I purchased my first and only home, in Montana. Each time I travel from my temporary rented home in Connecticut I must rent a car in Montana and the expense significantly takes away from the home improvement I am actively engaged in each trip. Continue reading
The Veterinarian called and said she’ll fix up my dog if I’ll build them a chicken coop.
I agreed and set out to build what would become a full-sized chicken coop comprised of 4 sides and a roof that fastened together with 12 screws and featured a drop-in floor and nesting boxes, accented with custom stenciled ventilation holes.
My first Chicken coop, The Coop de Grace, is an example of my craftwork and a fine home for our chickens but my second coop is something special, it’s the Coop d’Go and it’s made for delivery.
I started with… no idea, little $$ and a deadline. I had no idea what it would look like, no idea how I would assemble the pieces, no idea what materials to use… not much to go on… but I started.
My first step is usually some blueprints but for this project I started with a trip to the lumber yard where I picked out (30) 2″x 3″ studs and (2) sheets of the cheapest sheathing I could find (7/16″ pressboard – yuck)
I drove home in the rain, so I set up my E-Z UP Canopy which has come in handy for a lot more work days than ‘camping’ days.
Even without a plan, you can build a house. I started by choosing (from mid-air… or by measuring the coop d’grace) a height for the ‘low side’, a length for the ‘long wall’ and a height off the ground for the floor level.
Since I started writing this article at 2:30am, just moments before I drive the Coop d’Go to Pennsylvania… I’ll have to update ya’ll when I get back.
OK, I’m back – check it out~!
It’s done, it’s installed, well-received and lived in already~!
After 7 hours in the car, 30 minutes of assembly time and a few hours visit, I’m glad to be home. I’ve completed my second Chicken Coop and I’d like to share the details of it’s construction, purpose and completion. Continue reading
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