more fall foliage

And of course, no camera!
It was spectacular, really. The first dawn inside the cabin we looked west over the brilliant fall foliage as the clear purple sky went to pink as the sun rose. The pure pink next to the golds, yellows, oranges, reds and greens of the foliage blazing in the morning sun was breathtaking and a bit strange too - not a color combination often seen in nature!

The cabin is in fine shape, we finished framing the windows and the door, so it really is nice and snug inside. The first night was mild (40's) and we could heat the cabin with our 12 candle candelabra (thank you Tom!)
The next night was a different story, it was windy outside and cold - I think it went down to 28, but the kerosene heater did the trick. The cabin was warm in 10 minutes, and downright hot in 60. In the morning there was frost on the ground.
I bought the kerosene heater because it sounded good and the price was right, but in retrospect it was foolish because now I need yet another fuel source - gas for tools, gas/oil blend for other tools, propane, tiki lamp fluid and now kerosene to add to the mix. Plus the kerosene stinks. Not while it is on, only when you first turn it on and when you first turn it off. Which is two times too often.

the door is here

I don't remember if everyone knows about the door, so a brief recap: After deciding to build the cabin, I wanted French Doors and found a set on Ebay. Advertised as Triple Pane glass in perfect condition, I thought I got the deal of a lifetime when I purchased them for $100.00
Then I realized they were in Maryland. I don't live near Maryland. I live two days away from Maryland. This wasn't good.
A really, really, long story short: I got lost, so it took 3 days to get the doors, re: hotel;I was in a fender bender; the doors weren't perfect and I needed to refinish them (the seller "improved them" after the sale) so they ended up in my friends shop in PA., where I decided to split them in two. The shop in PA? About an 8 hour round trip from the cabin site. What was I thinking! I don't even want to do the math on what these $100 doors really cost!

A good friend and owner of said shop in PA (Larry) brought the door out to the cabin site yesterday. It's been raining for the past few days, so everything is wet.
The door slipped in like a charm; that's when we remembered the door hardware was back in the shop. Oops.
Because of the rain , we ditched into the cabin and decided to insulate. I was thinking of using the non-fiberglass stuff, but the only stuff I could find (at Lowes) was 3X more expensive than regular fiberglass insulation. After the cost overrun's on the door, I chose the less expensive option!
Here is the insulation:
It wasn't nearly as scratchy as we remember!

The door; because of the gray and rainy day, the color is off.

And what else can one do on a cold and wet morning?

ohh the excitment!

The roof, the roof, the roof!


Bill and Joe finished the roof before the deluge hit, and I got to see what a great job they did! After near tornado like wind and rain conditions, the cabin was dry dry dry, except for a couple minor points. These were no problem to fix and a great way to see that the roof is watertight.

Here is a view from the second floor:


Fall is here and the foliage is great - here are some pixs:








Up next; the door!