Slowly, but surely, the Dacha updates.
This summer has been a non-stop tornado of work and productivity. And what else might one expect while building a homestead? Here’s a little peek into our lives.
First, a short video that was made possible with some footage our friend Jon Karr managed to take with a tiny little camera.
As far as the plastering goes – we are almost done with what was a much more difficult and involved project than we initially expected. Plastering is hard work, despite the forgiving medium.
Each new layer was its own learning experience, as we experimented with plasters of lime, clay and a combo of both.
I personally still love plastering, and prefer it to the less comforting dry wall option. It’s cozy in the straw bale shed, and it better be for how much time we all spent massaging that wall.