Log Raising

After a year since Jamie and I have parted ways I have finally began raising the logs for my house on my family farm in Chuckey TN.

I have changed the overall design of the house to be a dogtrot style log cabin. One story and approximately 750 square feet.

Cessation

As many of you know Jamie and I have decided to end our marriage - regardless of the reasons we both are remaining friends.

Jamie will keep the farm and I have elected to keep the logs to build a log home on my family farm. I hope that in time we will both see the light at the end of the tunnel.


Charlesey

Jewels - RIP - 11/00 - 1/09

Me and Jewels the day before her passing, she had a really good day hanging out at the farm.

Jewels at the river...she loved to swim! 8/09

Jewels trail riding at Phipps Bend

Jewels at the over look at the Basin


Jewels catching a ride at Norris Lake

This entry is dedicated to my loving and faithful companion Jewels, who recently past away due to cancer and congestive heart failure. She has been my constant companion for the last eight years, I will miss her more than words can say.

HOUSE DEMOLITION - 1/24/09

Jamie removing roof

removing floor joists

LOG BARN

Purchased a cantilever log barn circa 1860's, built by the Garst Family in Limestone TN. Here is some images of the barn, look over the mess they should have all that cleaned up by the time we go to pick up the logs. There are approximately 130 logs that are in good usable condition.

Update Pictures

DEMOLITION of the KITCHEN (built 1898 - demolished 2008)

Progress

Charlesey push mowing the back yard.

View from the cistern shed...aka summer kitchen.

Jamie dismantling the roof of the porch.

Tearing the clapboards off the house.

Kitchen partially dismantled.