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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 16, 2008 - 12:33am PT
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i didn't have to grow up. so i didn't. i tackle my multitude of responsibilities with a boyish playfulness and a resilient grin.
the nuclueus of tomorrow must be forged.
when i lost the battle of living fulltime outside, i decided to make my walls and ceilings the world all around me..
a norwegian stool
a secret trap in my floor conceals dusty hopes of a simpler now.
crooked by trade and prone to mishap, i wrestled with and then discarded the level and straight edge in carving my space.
keeping the outside in was an essential theme
this mirror tells it to me straight.
bits and pieces of the creek found their way into my daily stumbles
much of my material came from a local clear-cut / slash pile. wood is a friendly medium.
rough hands make rough toys. and vise-versa.
bartender's view:
a little merriment..
my steadfast companion.
let your life proceed by its own design.
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Oct 16, 2008 - 12:40am PT
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Thanks.
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Oct 16, 2008 - 12:41am PT
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Thanks - that's very poetic!
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Oct 16, 2008 - 09:23am PT
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Livin' the dream!
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Tomcat
Trad climber
Chatham N.H.
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Oct 16, 2008 - 09:27am PT
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Wow !! I'm a builder and timberframer by trade,and though I live in a house I built it is not nearly so full of things I made myself as yours.A life surrounded by the work of your own hands is a full life indeed,hat's off to you bro.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 16, 2008 - 09:35am PT
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when i set off to build our house, i had very little carpentry experience. next to none actually. but necessity is a strong motivator, and really the only way that we could afford to have our own house was by doing it ourselves. so i bought two books at the used book store, and some tools at habitat for humanity, and set out willingly.
thus much of the project was approached in an untraditional manner. i pretty much made it up as i went. my inspector kinda took me under his wing, and i had to redo quite a bit, but he was understanding and helpful.
i had ten months until our second girl was due upon us, and my wife wished to have her at home. so i hustled like a squirrel prepping for winter, and just finished it 1 week prior to the homebirth.
my lack of building experience and resulting unique approaches really accented the space with a certain (to us) appreciable funk.
thanks for the feedback.
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AbeFrohman
Trad climber
new york, NY
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Oct 16, 2008 - 09:36am PT
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awesome. love the backsplash and the cabinet handles.
your daughter looks thrilled.
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Indianclimber
Trad climber
Lost Wages
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Oct 16, 2008 - 09:43am PT
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Norwegian,what a wonderful family and home you have,it looks like you live in a jewelry box
Ninfa
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Crag
Trad climber
Pennsyltuckey
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Oct 16, 2008 - 09:48am PT
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You have done very well for yourself...you must have great happiness in your life...thanks for the post...
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Oct 16, 2008 - 11:06am PT
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That is some love...Thanks for startin' my day off right.
Where the Wild Things Grow!
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Oct 16, 2008 - 11:17am PT
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Beautiful post. I see now where your writing springs from.
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cowpoke
climber
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Oct 16, 2008 - 11:30am PT
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I'm so happy I clicked on this fabulous post = sincere appreciation for sharing this.
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John Moosie
climber
Beautiful California
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Oct 16, 2008 - 11:40am PT
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Super cool. I love funky down home stuff, though I have a mix of the straight edge in me. Dig it.
You certainly did get lucky with your inspector. Did you think about giving him a small gift of thanks for his help? To encourage him with other funky folks.
Wow, I'm just having a happy feeling about what people can do when they are motivated. I love it.
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nita
climber
chica from chico, I don't claim to be a daisy
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Oct 16, 2008 - 11:49am PT
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Norwegian, Your home looks very warm and inviting, beautiful post. Can you post up a picture of the outside?
ps, In the ~where is the beer thread~...I thought your yellow bathtub was a unusual color, now it makes perfect sense.;-)
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TKingsbury
Trad climber
MT
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Oct 16, 2008 - 12:12pm PT
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This is truly inspiring to a young guy like myself, tremendous stuff!
Thank you for that posting up!
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Oct 16, 2008 - 12:24pm PT
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Beautiful-everything in your house smiles!
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Oct 16, 2008 - 12:27pm PT
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Impressive. I'm a little envious.
Nice job!
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Basilisk
Ice climber
New Hampshire
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Oct 16, 2008 - 01:21pm PT
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This really is inspiring. I have hopes of doing something similar someday, and I'm always thrilled to come across people who have already done it
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perswig
climber
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Oct 16, 2008 - 01:30pm PT
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Levels and straight edges are over-rated.
Glad you're living with your heart - in this and all your posts, it shows through.
(And that exhausts my sappiness for the year - I try to keep it suppressed, but you earned it.)
Dale
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HandCrack
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal.
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Oct 16, 2008 - 02:48pm PT
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Your home is absolutely beautiful. You've created a wonderful atmosphere for you and your family.
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BBWolf
climber
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Oct 16, 2008 - 03:34pm PT
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nice.
I grew up in Pville. Love the Ca foothills. great post!
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 16, 2008 - 03:41pm PT
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gee folks. awful nice compliments. i do appreciate.
a place to live and to learn to live and to gather health of mind and body in.
and our little dr. seuss well-house
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nita
climber
chica from chico, I don't claim to be a daisy
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Oct 16, 2008 - 03:55pm PT
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Norwegian, Love the story, love the Pictures.. Cheers toooo you! Salud, to your health and well being in your beautiful home.
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Bart Fay
Social climber
Redlands, CA
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Oct 16, 2008 - 04:06pm PT
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Party at Norwegian's place !
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GhoulweJ
Trad climber
Sacramento, CA
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Oct 16, 2008 - 05:42pm PT
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My day was going friggin crazy.
Clicked on this for no reason...
Reading/seeing this changed everything... Now I really am moving onto your stairs.
Thank you for this post. I needed it.
You are living in world of riches. Just fantastic.
Jay
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drljefe
climber
Calizona
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Oct 16, 2008 - 06:49pm PT
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Nice to see a living space with some 'soul'.
Thanks for sharing.
Let me guess, your daughter's name is Cassidy?
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mrtropy
Trad climber
Nor Cal
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Oct 16, 2008 - 07:15pm PT
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Great Home- makes me want to get off my lazy butt. Here is a book you enjoy reading.
One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey
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originalpmac
Trad climber
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Oct 16, 2008 - 07:38pm PT
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awesome house you got there ya hippie! I am just kidding, and I say it with love, this little thread is great, and it is the only one worth posting on on the main page. cheers to the wild things.
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Shimanilami
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Oct 16, 2008 - 08:11pm PT
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Frickin' hippies. Your house looks just like my sister-in law's up near Humbolt. I freeze my ass off every time I visit.
But she does have an amazing green house that makes up for it all.
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JOEY.F
Social climber
sebastopol
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Oct 16, 2008 - 08:50pm PT
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Way Cool!
I spent a lot of my youth in Pville too.
I'm guessing you're out Mt Aukum way???
Excellent!
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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Oct 16, 2008 - 10:43pm PT
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What a great place and way cool thread!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Oct 16, 2008 - 10:47pm PT
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hey there norwegian.. say, oh MY! ... SOMEHOW i missed this!...
say, this is great... this is the kind of stuff i always wanted to do... course, never had the wood, the outdoors, or the money for a home...
say, now that i may be able to soon have a loan for a home... now, i can pursue this type of "add ons" someday, perhaps, for my place....
perhaps not as wonderful as yours, but at least you have "forged on ahead" leaving a nice path of sorts, for me to use as inspiration...
thanks for the share and god bless to you and your family...
happy climbing, there, to you, too...
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Oct 16, 2008 - 10:59pm PT
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hey there norwegian.. say, as it takes so longggggggg for pics to download here, i just now saw the doll house... aw, man... and i made mine out of CARDBOARD... shucks... never thought to go searching for some wood... course, it is a mite hard to find here... when i lived nearer to the woods, it was better fetchings...
hope "springs eternal" as they say...
say, i DO actual have a bottle of black swan (cheap here, for me, cant afford many others)... and i DO have a acorn squash, so I'M GETTING THERE... :)
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Oct 16, 2008 - 11:38pm PT
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Yo Norwegian,
Wow, "a place to live and learn to live and to gather health of mind and body in" all well said and from your heart.
Berg Heil,
Charlie D.
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MisterE
Trad climber
My Inner Nut
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Oct 17, 2008 - 12:07am PT
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As a carpenter of 23 years - nice work.
Your irreverence is refreshing.
Thanks.
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
North of the Owyhees
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Ya know, I was gonna compliment you on your funky hip contemtorary stylin' before, but flaked it off, or something.
So, Norwegian, Dude! I like your digs, man.
Nice pad, home & family.
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MH2
climber
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Jan 10, 2009 - 04:28am PT
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It's nice to see that. I'd like to imagine a diverse and resilient community of wild things surrounds you.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jan 10, 2009 - 07:10pm PT
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hey there norwegian... say, nice to see your house up here again... say, here is our doll house, with a "wild thing" of its own, inside...
ursula-ma-foi, seeking shelter in cardboard:
:)
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Sherri
climber
WA
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Jan 10, 2009 - 09:21pm PT
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That's hilarious, Neebee! And I bet the cat thinks that everything there is in PURFECT proportion--I'm sure they see us (and our accoutrements) as much smaller than we'd like to believe we are.
Norweigan, your house and handiwork blows me away! BEEE-U-TIFUL!
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Thorgon
Big Wall climber
Sedro Woolley, WA
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Jan 10, 2009 - 09:46pm PT
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Norwegian~
Having built custom log homes for 5 years and lots of log
furniture, I must say your scribe lines are tight! You have
captured nature in your home!
Congratulation,
Thor
P.S. The PBR looked good too!!
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scooter
climber
fist clamp
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Jan 11, 2009 - 04:58am PT
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What a good way to live. Beautiful home and family.
Patrick
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 31, 2009 - 09:31am PT
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i need new boots, man.
all of this non-climbing activity has quite literally ripped a hole in my left sole.
i've an unobstrusive view of the footrace between inflation and appreciation:
will the value of my house climb before inflation drives my variable intrest rate up beyond my tippy-toe grasp?
i couldn't just sit there with a beer and watch.
so i strapped on me redwings and started swingin my (non-climbing) hammer valiantly.
addin to my castle, throwing a little electrolyte down the throat of appreciation. with a cheap beer or two in tow.
yea. not much climbin as of late. life just won't have it right now.
puddin those felled trees to work!
[img]http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo294/norwegian8/summer2009057.jpg?t=1251724835[img]
flying bath tub and a new juliet. (4:1 reduction come-along-driven hauling system req'd for this 700# tub!)
i hope winter comes again.
she competes with the mountains for my attention.
my ship aint sunk yet
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Delhi Dog
Trad climber
Good Question...
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Aug 31, 2009 - 09:39am PT
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Great stuff!
Could you reduce your photos a tad though:>)
What a blessed man you are with those lovely ladies in your life.
Cheers,
DD
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FeelioBabar
climber
Sneaking up behind you...
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Aug 31, 2009 - 10:33am PT
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PURE GOLD! thanks for sharing!
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