Slowly but surely our work at the home of boilingfrog is coming along. Many people have come to lend a hand here and there, enjoy the beautiful space, and eat yummy food. How about you? Maybe you’ll come in time to meet the cyclists on their Pedal for the Planet stopover in Craik on Aug. 10

Thanks to all those that helped start the plastering of our house on August 6th. The CSLP hosted a strawbale workshop that brought 20 participants to four different builds in Craik. Our house was one of the lucky candidates that were ready to except a plaster party.


second crew moves around front and other side

the mixer had trouble starting

Dan Kreuger, (workshop teacher along with David Dale) muscles his way through the first batch of plaster

Approximately one third of the first coat was completed.

crew makes fast progress

Bridget prepares bathroom window, albeit a little behind schedule. oh well, we try...

A lot has happened at the boilingfrog home this summer. Kelly has been busy with the roof and it is mostly on but still has some details to finish. The most important being the ridge cap as it has been raining lately. Big Thanks to Jim, Jacquie, Crystal, Glenn, Sherry and her daughter Ashley (?), Mark, Darwin and everyone else who loaned a hand.

While Kelly was doing that I (bridget) was painting in Waterton National Park. I came home in time to help with the second side of the roof.

There is more opportunity to trade room and board for labour. It is fun to figure out how to work in live in a modestly powered home. Check out our previous post below for details.