Another log in the wall

After many weeks of preparation, a tight crew of brothers and sisters came over for a quick and smooth operation and a 7 meters long log got into the old house in no time!

Big huges thanks for all those who helped... it happened last December.
This log is going to support from underneath the all the other logs that make the second floor which are quite "dodgy"  at the moment. 

Stone flowers

Today it's the ending photograph of this eight months long sequence which started on May 1st this year. It's a very very slow slide show picturing the growth of the perennial succulents that I have inserted in the square stone container in the middle of the garden.

I really like these plants...

Lifting a log

Finished today the two month long process of getting organized and complete all the labor needed to demolish the top part of the south-side wall, then lifting up the log which was way to low for the average standards. This is just a quick slide show: some details of the stone work follow in this post.

Lumber fishing from the canal

Living next to a canal gives us at the RawJah house a remarkable responsibility: debris of all kinds can come down with the water and eventually clog the flow. In times of heavy rains it's required more care and attention. This month in the span of one week, I have made and amazing score... Check it out!

Scaffolding is growing

Another level of scaffolding is needed to proceed with the following repairs going higher and higher...

Stone wall restyling

It's been a very labor intensive job at the RawJah house but very rewarding at the end... Here is a slide show of the west stone wall recovering process.

Rocks on the river

Rocks at home, at the RawJah House... rocks on the river in a moment of pic-nic relax. It's a lovely meditation...