A pack of wolves and one very lonely husky
We’ve been occupying ourselves with “uglification” projects. We are in the process of turning our beautifully crafted log home into a plywood box. The skills of the craftsman who lovingly whittled each log and pole to create this beautiful house are just no match for Neil and I with a generator, a DeWalt drill and some sheets of 8x4. Our house was built high, one and a half stories, with a sleeping platform in the eaves. There is a painstakingly crafted rail of spruce poles creating an indoor balcony. All the heat from our barrel stove drifts upwards and over the rustic railings so when temps drops we have to sit downstairs in our parkas and then sweat our Primark pyjamas off in bed. The move between indoors and outdoors requires the putting on or off of so many layers of clothing, I’m buggered if I’m going to do that inside the house as well. So w e’re in the process of sealing off the upstairs space with 8x4s. If that doesn’t solve the problem, we’ll...