BlogHide Resteemsleemlaframboise (54)in gardening • 6 years agoGarden update.Well, it looks like I may have just attracted even more Japanese beetle to my garden by using the Japanese beetle trap.😒 On the box, it said to place it 10ft downwind from the foliage. So I…leemlaframboise (54)in keto • 6 years agoCampfire KetoI love cooking over the fire at the cabin! The old heavy duty skillet and old heavy duty grill (handed down from Jay's grandfather) are my favorite campfire cooking tools! Medium-rare prime rib…leemlaframboise (54)in originalcontent • 6 years agoGarden UpdateWell, my garden has to be crazy full of weeds by now, it has been so humid and stormy these past 3 days! I hope the rain stops soon, or I will be weeding that garden until Jay gets back…leemlaframboise (54)in originalcontent • 6 years agoDallas's pissin' around gettin' stuck, havin' fun videos. ;)Warning- these videos more than likely contain a bit of swearing, lol this one went sideways You hear Jay in this one "hell ya you should!" 😆 @leemlaframboise @medic8553…leemlaframboise (54)in originalcontent • 6 years agoA short 3min boat ride at the end of the lake, down the narrow part.The far end of the lake where it gets long and narrow. In the video, you can see a huge rock cliff that Dallas had jumped off of last year. We come up to it at 2:05min. @leemlaframboise…leemlaframboise (54)in offgrid • 6 years agoThrowback Thursday!Since it's Thursday and I just posted some great cabin progress photos, I figured I'd throw out a Throwback Thursday!! To the first tree fell, late November 2016. Ultimate dream is right..…leemlaframboise (54)in offgrid • 6 years agoSecond timber rafter going up into place. Video.Decided to use the ole YouTube, DTube just wasn't going to let me upload. 😒 Jay, Dallas and I got the second timber rafter up, the first rafter was a lot of up and down, adjusting our cables and…leemlaframboise (54)in offgrid • 6 years agoCabin Trip/Build Update. Long post with great pictures!Jay and I have been at the cabin for just over a week working to get the frame raised. Well, we didn't get the entire frame raised this trip, we had one rafter and 6 purlins left to get up but ran…leemlaframboise (54)in woodworking • 6 years agoHand Drilling TimbersA hand drill is an important tool for us in timber-framing, its used to make the holes for the pegs which hold the timber frame tightly together. ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFSleemlaframboise (54)in offgrid • 6 years agoNot in the best of service this trip to the cabin, half assed cabin update.Jay and I have been at the cabin getting some work done and haven’t had the best of service. I tried a few times now to post with no luck. The timber frame should be ready to start hammering in…leemlaframboise (54)in keto • 7 years agoKeto Pickerel Cheek ChowderThis is always a hit in the house so I make a pretty big pot when I make it. I am not great at measuring ingredients, I do a lot of eyeballing, LOL! This time around I made sure to get some…leemlaframboise (54)in originalcontent • 7 years agoA few shots from the trail cam..someone got caught with their pants down!Dallas hauling in scaffolding When we were bringing up the firewood we had dumped on the shoreline, lol. Weeeee!!! It was getting hot! When Jay and I brought the truck out I…leemlaframboise (54)in gardening • 7 years agoGarden UpdateThe manure is bringing up tons and tons of thistle weeds. picture was taken the night before I weeded Peas and beans look good The cabbage appears to be recuperating from the beetles…leemlaframboise (54)in myhuntingfishing • 7 years agoDay two of Atic Lake fishing!Fresh moose tracks, a cow and calf. Lil guy landed on my quad while I was unpacking it. Had an Eagle flying over us for a while. First catch! Don't forget the bailing bucket…leemlaframboise (54)in originalcontent • 7 years agoGetting the shed ready to move.So I have decided it makes more sense to have the tools/ tool shed closer to the decks where everything is normally worked on and it is way more level and dry over there too! The skids under the…leemlaframboise (54)in myhuntingfishing • 7 years agoAtic Lake fishing.I took a break from getting the shed prepared to move to a different spot in the yard (emptied, lifted, blocked up, cleaned up the area to put it, etc) I will make a post on this shortly. Dallas…leemlaframboise (54)in originalcontent • 7 years agoSome of this and some of that. Garden, flowers, quadding.Well, its been a few days since my last post, I haven't been feeling so great. I just have too much on my plate and I am not hungry anymore! ;) Here is what I have been up to. This Japanese…resteemedalaskatactical (47)in giveaway • 7 years agoFather’s Day beard oil giveawayI wanted to do something special for Father’s Day so I will be giving away one 2oz bottle of beard oil. This give away is dedicated to my dad. This picture is of the two of us shortly before he…leemlaframboise (54)in gardening • 7 years agoGrass and Japanese Beetles are not my friends!One thing I do not like is mowing the lawn, its time consuming (I could be doing other productive things). Got the mower gassed up, hooked up and ready to go. I had to mow it…leemlaframboise (54)in gardening • 7 years agoGarden, Grass and Sauna UpdateWell, I have been back home now for two days now and I am overloaded already! Jay also headed back to work early this morning for another 2 weeks! My garden is quite weedy and I also have some…