summer gertee 2009ceiling and windows made from scraps
It's our early spring and we're loving it. Last year it warmed up and all the snow melted in January, but this year the big teaser is later and a bit milder. Good thing too, can't get too much warmer or the trails will turn to mush. Fred and I are finding ways to get outside, and this weekend Copper Center is hosting sprint dog musher races, but there's no link to it online. Tim's been busy helping drag their trail, and rumor has it a few more old time Redingtons might be at Camp Redington this weekend, with their kennels. Go Team Redington!
Decided to take a position up in Talkeetna for the summer. I can manage a coffee van there and set up a gertee model as a screened-covered sitting area for the customers. I'll finish the gertee book by April and then no matter how the sales go I can be secure in knowing I have a "real" job lined up that is a proven moneymaker. It was a good experience to see what all can be done with very little cash and my reader's support, but now that I've proven to myself and shown my level of commitment to ACL research, I don't feel such a strong compulsion to keep doing it the same hard way. I'd like to start moving gertee up just a tad and with a good summer I can put in hardwood, heated floors and fully plumb the 20 footer. The trick will be installing it so that it can all still be moved. I'm ready for a propane stove top too. And cupboards that close, or even plastic slides to keep the dust out.
It's been a trip seeing all the places that linked to the tinyhouseblog article, I did a google search for it and there's probably a 100 different sites. It's kind of a shame that some people assume it will always look like it does when you start with scraps. Some don't understand that's the emergency version. Gertees can be made out of any materials... why limit the possibilities? Rich people could make them unbelievably beautiful, even if they only use the leftovers from their curtains and couch coverings. ") All those long scraps I bought from the dollmaker on ebay are very nice pieces... the word "garbage" doesn't quite describe them correctly.
How to cook 2 eggs, 6 slices of bacon and 2 slices of toaston top of a 12x14" wood stove cook space
new shower stool out of a box of scrap wood and rope
winter shower in plastic tub nowwaste water dumps into metal pan behind stove
Fred training himself how to "hong on!"
My job this summer! Starting on June 1! Thanks sister!http://fishtaxi.blogspot.com/2008/06/chitina-candy-van.html
For my family :)
Here's a cute little yurt a lady made for $35 Canadian, in a response to a post on gertee! I knew there had to be more people making their own! http://www.maryostler.com/2009/06/thoughts-on-a-35-yurt/
5 comments:
Awesome plan!
I look forward to hearing posts about your new clientel.
I'd buy my espresso from an anti-communitarian fer shure.
:D
talk soon,
-s
Hi Niki
Glad to see you are getting things nicely sorted out.
John
LOL @ Sean's comment!
Thank-you sister for the warm wonderful visit in your beautiful gertee last. It was fun feeding the fire and listening to dogs howl all night in anticipation of the big race! ;)
Thanks guys!
This is going to be a great venture, we're excited. Lookng for the spot now, finding people I know up there and emailing them for "advice." there is a certain advantage to doing things in your home state. Our population is so small you can't go anywhere without seeing people you know. Been 30 years since I've been down the road to Talkeetna. last time was on sister Kathy's bday during bluegrass... a most memorable event.. the only time in my life I ever saw anybody fall into an outhouse!
Tim got some good pics. Hopefully we can go too tomorow. Dogs are still howling.. been a long time since I heard this around here.
It was so good to see you Kath, and did you know Sean and his company are going to write all the jingles for gertee? :)
"Gertee Gertee, She's so Purtee, Linen and Lace and Round and Flirteeeeeeeee(!) --ahh chu chu chaaah."
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