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My wife says she has seen our dog eating the berries. I haven't noticed her acting sick.

That does look like it. The one at my place is dust covered and probably drooping because it's so dry. Thanks a lot everyone!

I didn't pay attention to the trunk.There are weeds all around it. I wasn't paying any attention to the whole tree until my wife wanted me to try to find out what it is. It's by a gravel road and it's very dry here.

We have this tree/bush growing at the edge of our property. My wife wanted me to try to find out what it is. Anyone have a guess?

It isn't really a video. The picture doesn't change. If you heard the song, you got the whole thing.

That will be real nice. I've wanted a wood stove for years. Maybe someday..........

I just ate. Now I'm hungry again. :drool

Yesterday I started working on the shop at 2:30 am. Went to work for a couple hours at 7 am, took an hour for lunch,and worked on the shop til 6 pm. There is still a full day of work to build and cover the left upper wall and finish up the several details on the outside, but I was able to lock...

I'm not working too fast. You'd get tired of waiting for your house. :idunno I made quite a bit of progress on the east wall. I worked from 3 am to 11 am yesterday and 4 am to 2 pm today before I had to make a short run. The dark pic shows how I had the window opening framed wrong. It took...

First pic is the top double plate that I was able to overlap into the new wall. I have been reusing the metal I pulled off of the building. I have 1 end and 1 side on except for the sliding door. Just a small pile of metal left. The ugly looking spot by the window is a temporary patch over the...

I changed your quote for my situation. I think my house has overlapping top plates, but it's been over 30 years and I can't remember for sure. Also, anything I have built that was bigger than a dog house has 2x6 walls. That's why my house is insulated so well. I can't overlap a top plate on...

I don't claim to be a carpenter, even though I've built a few buildings including my house. There are other areas that may not be put together in a conventional method, but I am beefing up any parts that carry weight. I'll get pics of a couple supporting areas when I get to them. That end wall...

A little more progress in the last couple weeks.

Looking back, I almost wish I had done the roof myself just to say I did it. I only got the help because they offered to help. Most days I do pretty good, but I was having trouble with that yesterday. One of the things I did was put some metal on the long wall. First pic shows 2x6's holding the...

Saturday. I started today building a wall. I didn't want to be on the roof with frost on everything and the thermometer at 34*. I built it in 2 sections for easier handling. First pic is how I start every day. Second is a brain fart I discovered when I laid out the pieces; The bottom plate...

Fridays progress. To get the bubble insulation over the roof, I tied a string to a small block of wood, wrapped the end of the insulation around a 5' long 1/2" x 1 1/2", and c-clamped that to the other end of the string. I would throw the block over the building and then go up on top and pull...

Texans handle snow a little better than the states east of you. If someone thinks they see a snowflake there, they go into panic mode. What is so crazy though, is when it gets slick, they still drive like their on dry pavement; 1 wreck after another after another.

As I stepped out of the house this morning at 3:30 I heard a lone coyote slowly build up to a howl. Within 10 seconds the whole pack was at full volume. I could tell they were in the woods across the field. I get a little nervous wandering around in the dark doing chores wondering if the...

I wear gloves for nasty/dangerous jobs but for general work around the house I don't until it gets down to 30*.