Building Mom's Yurt - A Blog

A yurt is a portable, felt-covered, wood lattice-framed dwelling structure used by nomads in the steppes of Central Asia, and by my Mom in Mendocino.

Thursday, February 16

How To Raise A Yurt on YouTube!

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I finally uploaded a rudimentary yurt slideshow to YouTube, complete with royalty-free music that spans several genres.  It's long, and...
Saturday, February 11

Off The Grid: A Brief Book Review

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5: The number of books found on each of our nightstands at any given time. 10: The number of books I have overdue from the Library right no...
Friday, February 10

Should we call it snow?

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So far, this winter has been defined by shorts, t-shirts, bare feet and sunburns.  Although we're practically in drought conditions, we...
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Sunday, June 6

A Day in the Life of Our Yurt

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It's been over a year since I've posted to this blog, but it never felt right to end with a photo of pie. So here are some snap shot...
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Monday, December 15

PIE!

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I promised pie, so here's pie. I've made two more since this one, but none compare to this masterpiece. mmmmmmmm
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Saturday, December 13

Fake-out

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Ha! Dug my last hole, did I? Mixed and poured my last bag of concrete, did I? I think not. After a two week hiatus from Mendocino and the y...
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Tuesday, November 18

A Celebration of Helpfulness

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Mom hosted a Sunday night Shindig in honor of those who helped with the yurt raising. From Left to Right: Charles, David, Bill, Emily, Mom,...
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Sunday, November 16

The Slideshow Supreme

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We made it successfully through Yurt Raising Day 2. Though there was a little less action than on Day 1, it was equally satisfying and comp...
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Friday, November 14

Teaser

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Yurt Raising Day 1! Thanks to Mom, Bill, Erin, Me, David, Charles and Emily, we made it successfully though day 1 of the yurt raising. And ...
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Tuesday, November 11

FROLF

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The prop was overtaken this weekend by the Mendocino FROLF Club (Frisbee Golf). Nine baskets were strategically placed around the property ...
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Saturday, November 8

the benderboard...a milestone

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Remember those 1/2" pressure treated plywood sheets we ordered from ROSSIs way back in the day? The plywood that's been sitting ar...
Thursday, November 6

so satisfying

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and we only got half way. There wasn't a drop of sun in the sky, but there were no drops of rain either. So we got underway, unscrewin...
Wednesday, November 5

I suppose we'll laugh when it's all over

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Yesterday was - you guessed it - another bummer. If you look at the 10 day forecast for Mendocino you will not jump for joy, neither will a...
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