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| Marie putting on her snowshoes |
Marie and I headed out early Saturday morning for Lac Megantic to sign some papers for some land we purchased to the north of our property last year. We hadn't been there for a few months and had to pick up our mail that accumulates while we're gone and check out the cabin. It had snowed very recently and the Eastern Townships the other side of Sherbrooke were a winter wonderland, the trees heavy with snow and the mountains covered with what looked like icing on a cake. We parked at the bottom of our driveway and snowshoed in. I had wanted to see if the solar panel was covered with snow - which it was - and check the power level of the batteries. They were fully charged but until we get a thaw and the snow melts from the roof we are not going to be able to fully utilize the charging ability of the panel. We didn' stay long as we had an appointment with Timber-Block homes in Granby where we headed to after lunch, the promise of more snow in the forecast.
Timber Block has been around for 30 years and is now expanding into the USA. We liked the way the company builds their log homes, producing R-30 insulated logs which utilize premium grade Eastern Pine; they combine these with a high-density polyurethane insulation which bonds the wood under extreme high pressure. The logs are then stacked, stained, bonded with 6,000 pounds of pressure and thru-bolted creating panels. We liked the Kelowna model and with a few modifications would provide the home we want.
We left after dark, the snow having arrived and slowly made our way back into Montreal. Today we are driving over to St Julie to visit with Modulex, another company that builds pre-engineered wood frame panelized homes. The sun is shining and we are both getting over the lingering flu symtoms! Life is good! gws
