The Happy Troll

The Happy Troll Laughing and loving the old ways, hunting, shooting, gardening, going off-grid with rainwater and solar, on 10 wooded acres we share with our cat Faulkner

Backyard pickleball court finished
02/10/2022

Backyard pickleball court finished

Dylan Sexton’s preying mantis eating a spider
02/09/2022

Dylan Sexton’s preying mantis eating a spider

Surfacing pickleball court. Painting comes later this week.
02/09/2022

Surfacing pickleball court. Painting comes later this week.

Drum sanding old pine siding for bathtub walls. Thin paint application then wipe off
10/04/2021

Drum sanding old pine siding for bathtub walls. Thin paint application then wipe off

Date night means we drive on our property and connect. Second time in a week.
02/16/2021

Date night means we drive on our property and connect. Second time in a week.

View from my bed this snowy 9 deg morning.
02/15/2021

View from my bed this snowy 9 deg morning.

01/10/2021

Too cold, even for Jake, this snowy Sunday.

Spacing for hydronic flooring finished in bedroom and closet. Glued and screwed down. First board for wood flooring inst...
10/09/2020

Spacing for hydronic flooring finished in bedroom and closet. Glued and screwed down. First board for wood flooring installed in closet.

Hydronic, or radiant floor heating being laid. And Randy Sexton dances and plays air guitar, all without stepping on the...
10/03/2020

Hydronic, or radiant floor heating being laid. And Randy Sexton dances and plays air guitar, all without stepping on the metal strips and hose. Talent, baby!

Indirect light fixture. Will have matching fixture opposite side of room.
09/12/2020

Indirect light fixture. Will have matching fixture opposite side of room.

Working on custom gliding shutters for two windows on either side of door. Heavy duty drawer slides mounted inside fasci...
09/06/2020

Working on custom gliding shutters for two windows on either side of door. Heavy duty drawer slides mounted inside fascia header and base make up the hidden gliding unit. Heavy mdf sheets (which Randy Sexton routed to look like shiplap ceilings) make up the shutters. It was important to me that the shutters not be loose on the bottom so as not to nick up walls or furniture. Designed by me and engineered by Randy, naturally.

So shiny!
08/16/2020

So shiny!

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