Week One

 Martin's first week at an tigin was spent dealing with the barn roof and preparing for the upcoming storm.  He shoveled the driveway so he would have access to the house. Then he roof raked the east side of the barn roof which was in imminent danger of collapsing.  After getting to the roof itself, he added plywood and tarps, all while not daring to step onto the dangerous roof. Lastly he put in new 2 x 4 rafters to support what roof was left and any new snow we might get.

It seems like every time I turn around I hear another story about a Maine woman who lived in her home that didn't have any running water and therefore no bathroom. Meaning she needed to haul water to cook and clean and trek out to the outhouse every time she needed to go. You know the postal creed, "through hail and sleet and rain".  Imagine 40 below temperatures or blizzards that you need to make you way to the outhouse.  Needless to say, Martin discovered the outhouse.

Jackpot!  50 gallons of fuel. After some research we learned that neither fuel oil nor kerosene go bad with time.  However, we need to be careful to drain off any sludge and water.  All fuel needs to be well filtered before it can be used.

Letting in a bit of light and air.