Having nearly completed the exterior caulking we turned to the interior to escape some high altitude cloudy windy rainy days.
Building a real log cabin – part 7 – chinking or caulking between the logs
Now this is good – we brew our own chinking, or caulk, and get to work on those horizontal gaps between the logs:
Building a real log cabin – part 6- stone extension first floor
Adding an upstairs in a stone semi-circle:
Building a real log cabin – part 5 – stone extension and ground floor entry way
Now for the next larger extension – a semi-circular entryway and upstairs bedroom / bathroom. Starting with the slab
Building a real log cabin – part 4 – modifications begin
Having hauled up the roofing sheets the over hung roof was added and the basic ‘box’ was completed – below: A new doorway was subtracted using the chain saw – only slightly nerve wracking! Now for the start of something big – the first stonework extension to encompass a bathroom downstairs and … Continue reading
Memorial service and all night ‘pungwe’ at the Mabvira homestead, Nyatate
One year since grandfather – Sekuru Bowden – passed away. He was remembered during this memorial service held all night in his honour: Here we are about 40 km on the dust road north of Nyanga:
Eastern Highlander 