Grey's Bootcamp Journal

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BRK #61 : Holiday Cheer

There's a reason for the holiday season: keeping the winter blues away. The Bootcamp celebrates a plethora of "Half-assed" holidays, during which half the day is spent doing something a bit different. From putting up lights or shelves, to making a quilt or heating the house up to 80°F, we keep each week interesting with our own unique, themed holidays.

BRK #62: Cozy Red Cabin

Here at Basecamp, the premiere structure for rent is the Red Cabin. I had the supreme pleasure of hosting a guest for a weekend, during which time we stayed in this humble abode. Before my friend arrived, however, we made some major improvements to the insulation and sealing in of the remaining walls and ceiling. With some attention to detail, the wood paneling aesthetic also got bumped up a notch or two.

I had a good time with this job, and all the work certainly paid off.

Oh man - I bet its really warm and awesome :)
I was blessed to be part of the magic :)

Grey T. Klein wrote:BRK #62: Cozy Red Cabin

Here at Basecamp, the premiere structure for rent is the Red Cabin. I had the supreme pleasure of hosting a guest for a weekend, during which time we stayed in this humble abode. Before my friend arrived, however, we made some major improvements to the insulation and sealing in of the remaining walls and ceiling. With some attention to detail, the wood paneling aesthetic also got bumped up a notch or two.

I had a good time with this job, and all the work certainly paid off.

How is Mud's coaxial venting working in the red cabin?

BRK #63: Making as I Go

There's plenty of time outside of Bootcamp to do with as I please. I love it when I'm able to acquire a skill while also making something that'll be useful or enjoyable. Here's a few of things I've completed recently!

Monday March 21, BRK #64: A Nu Year

It's the first day of spring, and at Wheaton Labs, it's the first garden day of the season! I sowed seeds in my two patches and cleaned out some dead plants left over from last year.

In the afternoon, Kyle and I made strides getting the Solarium ceiling insulated. It's a dirty job, but we'll reap the benefits of doing it. Spending less time running athe heater at night and waking up to a warmer space in the morning will make it worth all the rock wool dust.

Tuesday March 22 BRK #65: Garden day 2

We all seeded peas and potatoes at the Abbey. Some of us cleared dead brush, and some used pine boughs to macro-mulch areas of exposed soil on our hügels. As with Basecamp gardening, here we pick our patches to focus on. It is in these hügelrific zones that the artisan's choice takes precedent, so long as no forbidden materials are introduced. The specifics of how a gardener gardens is what makes gardening a passion, and within the confines of our chosen garden mounds, we Boots are granted space to explore this passion for ourselves 🌱

View Northeast, standing on the driveway

This position will warm sooner and help an early planting but will overheat in afternoon sun in summer so a second planting would be better on the other side.

Wednesday March 23, BRK #66: Well Done!

This morning I had an exciting ride up to the Lab an our beast of an electric assisted bicycle, The Crimson Crimcycle. It's intended for Boots commuting back and forth, so right now that means Caleb. Lucky for him, I forgot the power brick to charge the thing, so he got to enjoy a ride to Basecamp to fetch it and back to charge it at the solar Leviathan. Jeff oversaw the installation of the Lab's long-awaited well 🥳🎉 while others chopped a couple of trees (almost).

Most of the afternoon was spent just trying to help the well guy get his 11-ton truck unstuck from the muck. At this, Rex succeeded where tractor failed. In the remainder of the time, I used the tractor to fill the last of the trench preventing road access by vehicles.

Hans Quistorff wrote:

View Northeast, standing on the driveway

This position will warm sooner and help an early planting but will overheat in afternoon sun in summer so a second planting would be better on the other side.

You're sure right about that. Maybe if the peas take off, I can train them up a trellis to make dappled shade for a summer planting on the South side.