Snowglobes in July

This weekend Erick and I worked on framing the windows. First Erick routered out the foam from between the layers of OSB, and then we measured and cut 2x4s to fit in the holes, then we foamed the holes, stuck in the 2x4s, and nailed them in place before sealing the edges with still more foam. This sounds like it would be a quick job, but it took Erick and I working from noon until 8:30 on Saturday, and from 10 unil 7 on Sunday to get this done for our 22 windows and 2 doors.

The routering of the panels had an interesting but wholly upleasant after-effect. The foam from between the panels was shredded by the router and due to the wind this weekend was whipping around the inside of our house the whole time, and I imagine it was very like being inside a snow globe. The foam flakes varied from invisible powder that coated your skin making everything itch to pieces the size of my fist. I've swept up four full garbage bags of foam and there's still plenty more. Worst of all, it's water resistant so there's nothing you can do to weigh it down, and that nicely swept pile you just made goes swirling around the house again with the first gust of wind.

Since I was too tired and irritated with the foam this weekend to take any pictures, you'll have to make do with one of my rock garden. It has some herbs, a tomato plant, and some flowers. :)