September?!?

My goodness... it's September already, summer is winding down, the school year is winding up, covid is still with us and that makes it harder to travel, but we still have a lot of space up in Modoc for people to keep their "1 cow apart." So if you're still deciding what to do for Labor Day weekend, consider coming up - you'll be outside and can stay true to your bubble while still hanging out (loosely) with other people. 

Fire update - fortunately, Modoc foresters have done an amazing job taking care of our forests and residents have been extremely fire-conscious. So far this year, we haven't had any fires that got out of control. Joel and I are strategizing about how to mitigate our own fire hazards on the property, which may come down to digging a winter burn pit the size of a small house. It's heartbreaking to see what's happening with fires in California.

Anyway, we changed the design of our cedar siding to make it hopefully more resistant to catching embers, and that project is well under way. Thank you Alicia for huge help with that over a weekend of tonguing and grooving with routers and table saw!

First, we added 2 layers of non-combustible R-6 Rock Wool to the exterior.

Then, we use a tongue and groove method rather than board and batten.  The hope is that not only embers but also flickers have a hard time finding a foothold.

OMG - look at all that lumber that needs to be tongued and grooved!

A big thanks to everyone who came out to help salvage lumber from the Baylands a few months ago - Jamey, Braxton, Jim, Nolan, Lizzy, Trish and Trish's girlfriend. That lumber is also up in Modoc now waiting its turn to be turned into a hopefully fire-safe walk/rollway.

I hope everyone is staying well and healthy, and please do let me know if you want to come up for a visit Labor Day weekend - we'll be there Friday through Monday and we would love to have you up for a visit!

Patti