Glulam

I have started working on a new technique this week. The idea is you cut thin strips of wood and glue them together to make structural beams. It allows you to introduce curves into the wood without steaming and bending it. I am testing it out on a swing for the garden, but I think it will be the way to build the domes in the future...

This was our only normal week this month. The first two were all about being on vacation, and in two days our dear friends from Germany are coming for a visit. We are looking forward to that, although they won't bring a car, so that will really limit what we can do.

Last weekend we got the chance to catch up with our friends around town, and even got invited over for a pizza dinner! The kids love making pizza. No surprise there. Our Turkish friends continue to have trouble with their new house. Now the stone cladding started falling off. This is not a small problem. We really hope they are able to get everything sorted out one day!

Dinner with the other twins.

Glulam construction.

Abigail excited about mommy's new creation: the tower of eggplant. She didn't eat a bite.