The ‘final’ supply run for Jacobhouse.

9/17/19

(Above: An image of the freshly crafted concrete-form around the umbilic-hole.)

Building Summary: Today I ventured down to Jacobhouse first thing in the morning to collect a few measurements from around the door, and yes, to perform a rat inspection. There was no noticeable activity within Jacobhouse, though there were disturbances outside once again. No matter… tomorrow will solve any doubts in regard to rodent incursions (more in final note).

These two Jacobhouse activities were followed by an hour of creative writing and then by a trip to Home Depot / Lowe’s with Madre. We spent most of the time in the former store, but it was there that we procured the majority materials for Jacobhouse, Padre Studio, and Madre Workshop. Due to this day’s growing quite long, I will include a list only of the items procured for Jacobhouse,

Home Depot:

• 48′ white molding* for the south side of Jacobhouse (and north side of office0
• 1 3’x8′ sheet of galvalume for cutting into molding strips for the galvalume-walls
• 1 55-pound sack of Rapid-set Mortar Mix for filling in the utility hole
• 1 package of Flow Control for the Quick-set Mortar Mix

Lowe’s:

• 3 pieces of 5″ PVC trim for around interior side of the front door to Jacobhouse.
• 2 pieces of 2″ PVC trim for around interior side of the front door to Jacobhouse.
• I’m likely forgetting something… but I might not be. Either way, I believe today’s was the last large supply run for Jacobhouse construction.

(8:11 PM Update): I brought all the materials for Jacobhouse and Padre Studio down to the farm. I also brought down and utilized Madre’s shopvac in the utility hole of Jacobhouse. This was followed by my forming the concrete-mold for tomorrow’s pour. It actually went quite well. I used a combination scrap-flooring, white silage bag tape, and a couple pieces of scrap-wood from Padre-studio (the lattermost as spacers).

TIL: I plan on cutting up a watermelon after I finish this entry today, so I looked up a video on the most efficient way to do so. It turns out that I’ve come quite close to using this method already. To summarize:

1. Cut the watermelon in half.
2. Cut the halved watermelon into slices (thickness up to the preparer).
3. Cut the rind away from the every individual cross-sectioned slice.
4. Feast.

Simple! Here is the video where I learned this method.

Commentary: Despite the brief descriptions above, I believe it is fairly safe to deduce that this day has been a busy and a fruitful one. By way of additional commentary, I think I will include a short video of this afternoon’s final farm-related activity (part of the reason I arrived at Old-house so late). To preface the footage:

Dusk was quickly approaching, and just before we were about to ride homeward, Padre and I found an ailing calf in the beef pasture. It was quite wobbly on its feet, and was hollow-gutted – an indicator that it was having gut troubles or a chemical imbalance. This warranted an IV treatment, which as can be seen, actually went quite smoothly.

Final Note: Tomorrow morning I intend to mix up the mortar I procured today and then pour it into formed-up utility hole via pitcher and 2″ PVC pipe. The pitcher will act as the reservoir while the pipe will act as a chute to get the concrete to the postern-most regions.

* Cut it down to 10′ lengths at Home Depot’s cut-station so I could fit it in the van.