Darren
@darns.bsky.social
Microbiologist, Cytotechnologist, Shodan in Wado-ryu Karate, Yang Taiji practitioner, avid reader and gamer.
Rough night last night
December 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Rough night last night
Siding is now complete. All that’s left is to wire, insulate, and Sheetrock/tape/texture the sunroom… and about a decade of trims and finishes.🤪
August 3, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Siding is now complete. All that’s left is to wire, insulate, and Sheetrock/tape/texture the sunroom… and about a decade of trims and finishes.🤪
Wandering around Japan for two weeks
June 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Wandering around Japan for two weeks
I feel your pain. We had to put our little Ru to sleep last week… she would have been 17 in November… she went easy, it wasn’t so easy for me.
May 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I feel your pain. We had to put our little Ru to sleep last week… she would have been 17 in November… she went easy, it wasn’t so easy for me.
And here it is with the last window installed.
May 14, 2025 at 2:03 AM
And here it is with the last window installed.
And finally… 45kWh solar power system!!!
May 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
And finally… 45kWh solar power system!!!
Ok… update on the constructioning. Framed in the sun room…
May 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Ok… update on the constructioning. Framed in the sun room…
I went out to plug in the car and there was a weird flash/streak in the sky. It lasted about 3 minutes, then it was gone.
April 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I went out to plug in the car and there was a weird flash/streak in the sky. It lasted about 3 minutes, then it was gone.
Then I had surgery on my foot so construction slowed WAY down
March 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Then I had surgery on my foot so construction slowed WAY down
Then I installed laminate flooring… and hired out the cabinetry.
March 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Then I installed laminate flooring… and hired out the cabinetry.
…AND painted. We still aren’t done with the paint, but we will come back to it
March 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
…AND painted. We still aren’t done with the paint, but we will come back to it
Most importantly, someone else did the Sheetrock, tape, and texture.
March 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Most importantly, someone else did the Sheetrock, tape, and texture.
Lori and I pulled wire and ran pipe
March 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Lori and I pulled wire and ran pipe
The easier stuff he provided instructions and loaned us tools
March 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The easier stuff he provided instructions and loaned us tools
Like some of the more complicated framing
March 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Like some of the more complicated framing
Then framing framing framing… we hired a proper contractor for the hard stuff
March 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Then framing framing framing… we hired a proper contractor for the hard stuff
We dug footings and made a porch
March 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
We dug footings and made a porch
So we dug sewer lines and poured concrete (we hired proper help for the concrete, this time)
March 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
So we dug sewer lines and poured concrete (we hired proper help for the concrete, this time)
In 2022 we decided that we could have a straw bale house or retire at 62, but probably not both. We therefore chose to finish the barn and convert it to a “barndominium.”
So we got a cargo container, emptied the barn into it and moved back into the camper
So we got a cargo container, emptied the barn into it and moved back into the camper
March 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
In 2022 we decided that we could have a straw bale house or retire at 62, but probably not both. We therefore chose to finish the barn and convert it to a “barndominium.”
So we got a cargo container, emptied the barn into it and moved back into the camper
So we got a cargo container, emptied the barn into it and moved back into the camper
We were originally going to build a straw bale house, so we started with the barn (to keep the straw dry) and we made the future woodshop into living quarters. Unfortunately, we ran out of money so we stopped for six years
March 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
We were originally going to build a straw bale house, so we started with the barn (to keep the straw dry) and we made the future woodshop into living quarters. Unfortunately, we ran out of money so we stopped for six years
We started this process in 2016…the play structure was the first thing so that Haven would have somewhere to play.
March 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
We started this process in 2016…the play structure was the first thing so that Haven would have somewhere to play.