My new Vermont Casting wood stove!

Burr it's cold.  Cold at the cabin too.  Ah but not for long!!!  John has a brand new Vermont Casting Stove. Where was it made? In America, of course. In these videos you will hear about the installation of the wood stove and more.
Stay warm. I will be adding wood to the fire. Sooon. Off the grid!

In this video: The floor has been installed in the main cabin and we are making preparations to put in the stove. 

This video shows the Trot access door and transom. The siding is recycled from a school house south of Hermann Missouri.

Next to come is electrical wiring to be put in place in case we get soft and decide to connect to the "grid" one of these days.

Log house access road improvements

Bret Martin, a local Silex contractor and close personal friend, is grading and graveling the lane to the log home.  He will also be doing the drain curtain around the foundation.  In these two videos, Bret shares a few tips on the process!

doing the prep work for the lane and the parking....

dirt work prepping for the gravel - Bret is removing the topsoil in the area where he wil later dump gravel. This will be for access and parking.

Harvest time on the farm

Jim Kirtlink, a farmer from Ralls county who farms my ground, is busy in the field this time of year.   Here are some action shots!

in the field harvesting corn ...

unloading corn on the farm ...