From building to living

I realized recently that there are lots of really interesting blogs that are fun to read. This is not one of them. But EcoTeat and the ofoto albums should be evolving, since we are spending much more time living in our house than building it. Getting a new digital camera helps, too. So look at our photo albums and visit this blog to see what's it's like for us to live in the Maine woods.

This weekend, in addition to enjoying the long holiday break (which involved lots of pie and seitan, a long drive Down East, and some peaceful resting time), we cut down our Christmas tree. Even though we have owned this land for four years, this is the first time we used a tree from it for Christmas. It is in the cabin right now, soaking in a bucket of water, waiting to be trimmed and brought into the house.

We also finished installing the in-floor heat tracks this weekend. Next we will run the tubing through them that will carry hot water that warms the floor. Soon we will be able to stay warm without burning a fire in every room.