Cabin 1979-2010

During the summer of 1979 a man called Red Cap and I disassembled an abandon house, dating to 1909, located on Yellow Creek road. Red Cap, who was deaf and dumb, charged five dollars for his labor, whether he worked one hour or seven. Next we hauled the lumber to the building site and I completed the piers, the foundation, and the floor. For the framing Thell Dixon was employed; he did all of the work after I returned to Kansas in August. Thirty years hence and the cabin remains a work in progress.  -JJ

(left) Jackson kneeling, Thell Dixon measuring. (right) We install the most expensive feature, a 9 ft sliding glass door. The  pine 1X12's siding came from the Hester saw mill near Fulton.

(left) Victoria and Del Lozano with shingle covered cabin. (right) Planks from the old house were used to deck the roof.

Cedar siding replaced the shingle siding. A carport was added, then the carport was converted to a guest house (right)

The living room has a walnut plank wall, hickory flooring,  furniture and counter top  made from red oak grown on the place. I made only arts & crafts style furniture because I can not cut curves in wood. A second bathroom was attached to the bedroom

The finished cabin as of October of 2010. Note Victoria's two story office (aka the deer stand) on the right. The guest house is behind the bushy shrub by the car port..

A rear view of cabin and dog, Bertha.

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