WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2006

Another peaceful and quiet morning, but hot and humid.  Lumber delivery arrived at 8 a.m. Perfect lumber and prompt delivery.  A nice young man named David did the delivery and we talked about the house and what we were doing and building.  I asked him about a carpenter and he said he might know someone willing to do the high work on the roof.  I suspect it might be him as he has two kids and could surely use the work. We exchanged phone numbers, so perhaps I will hear from someone.

The Yorks arrived about 11 a.m. and we started work right away, laying out the joists.  Ken and Joyce have certainly done some building work before and the work went quickly.  By 2:30-3 p.m., we had the platform all laid.  Very hot and humid, so we stopped for the day.  Invited Joyce and Ken to come back for chicken and noodles at 7 p.m. and to spend the evening.  Cleaned up and started dinner.  My flour was weevily so I used instant mashed potatoes and milk to thicken the sauce and it worked really well.  Very tasty. 

           CHICKEN ON THE FLY

6 chicken thighs            6 cups chicken broth
1 cup chopped celery     1 sack of noodles
1 chopped onion            1 stick of butter
plenty chopped garlic      6 rashers bacon
basil, thyme, rosemary,   instant mash potato
Italian seasoning, Creole     3/4 cup milk
spice and pepper            

Poach the chicken with the herbs and pull the meat from the bones and save the broth. Saute the celery, onion and garlic in the butter with the bacon.  When tender, add the broth and noodles and simmer until al dente. Thicken the reduced broth with the instant potatoes and milk and add the chicken meat. Simmer on low low heat until heated through and thick and creamy.  Stir it carefully and don't let it scorch or its ruined.
 

Ken and Joyce came at 7 p.m. for supper and we had a lovely time. Ken ate three big plates of chicken and noodles.  Did my heart good to see him enjoy his food so well.  Spent the night talking about plans and people and the forums and about Lebanon.  The Yorks left about 9:30 and Levi and I sat up talking and reading.  We managed to catch two of those bugs in a glass jar. They fight each other like pit bulls.  To bed about 12:30, still hot and sticky, but predicting cooler temps for tomorrow and chance of rain. 

THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2006

Another warm humid morning and I think the heat is getting to me and Levi.  Both of us a bit cranky and moody.  Time we took a slow day and had a bit of rest.  Puttered a bit and started framing walls.  Got the back wall framed, only to discover I had used 10' studs instead of 8' studs. Measure twice!!   So we knocked it apart and redid it. Took most of the afternoon to frame the front and back walls. 

Paul came for a short visit and we passed the time of day.  We were expecting Ken and Joyce, but they didn't visit.  Hope I didn't make them sick with my cooking.  Hope they come tomorrow so we can place the rafters, definitely a two man job.  Laid out the side walls and called it quits for an early supper.  Afternoon was cloudy and a bit rainy, but no real accumulation, but at least it broke the humidity and its much cooler. Leftovers for supper and then Levi and I hung some OSB until dark. TV, reading, talk and a good nights sleep.

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