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we mixed piles of cob every morning with a rented
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the first foot went on in just a few hours
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cob was delivered to the walls by bucket full
and then pitch-forked directly onto the wall
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at three weeks, 6 feet of cob
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built-in shelves in the office
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native juniper wood headers set directly in
cob
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at six weeks 8-10 feet of cob
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arch in bedroom
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sisters Kindra and Kerri cobbing on the
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LadyAnn trimming at sunset
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LadyAnn admires Travis' cobbing pants which
have reached a slightly scandalous state of disrepair
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team photo taken just before
Thanksgiving, LtoR: Chef Hop, Kindra, Chris, Sara, Travis, LadyAnn,
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eight weeks: cob 9-12 feet
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time for rafters
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setting rafters on a round wall requires lots
of stringline, levels and cob adjustments
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rafters in place and walls fill in between
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Chris shows his power-chord on the pitchfork
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Sara insalls our native bamboo, "River
Cane", as a soffit between rafters
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Jared basks in the shadows of his cane work
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shadow lines on a curved wall
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roof layers
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billboards: the new tarp
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cob lifts
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fondue for lunch
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and then it rained for the first time since
Sept. .... 9 inches in 24 hours turned the little puddle in the
meadow in to lake overnight
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...and we all waded/canoed in to retrieve our
stuff from the murky water inside our tents.
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showers -> flowers
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Sara's specialty: rock and plaster intersections
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rough plaster in the bedroom
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the roof is complete!
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limestone sills purchased from a stone graveyard
and carved by Jennifer to fit each window
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Travis muscles in the main layer of the earthen
floor in the kitchen/office as Mikey mixes outside
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Ladye Anne packs in the the top of the bathroom
walls with light claystraw... actually in this case: lightlimestraw
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Robert and Jennifer in the sitting nook
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earthen finish plaster in the bedroom... silky
smooth!
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recessed nook for bed (stain glass to come)
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...Gino and Even have phase 2 foundation ready
to go
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June 2007
view from the lake. exterior lime plaster by Frank Meyer and
crew.
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solar tube light on unfinished cob wall
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open windows collect breezes in the bedroom
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wide angle view of future kitchen
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stain glass in bedroom
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solstice:building in full shadow
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view from NW |
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marble window sill |
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cork wallpaper going on ceiling
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Jef and Elena building kitchen island
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finish floor ready to be sealed with linseed
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walls getting color
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morning light in the kitchen
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