First snow = a cold day of Ipe'

Flying solo today in my quest to move Ipe' installation ahead.

Pulling out at 5pm, I shines the lights on the Haus.

(Picture courtesy of my new Pixel 3)

Beautiful drive up in the morning with traction tires advised on Highway2. 

Snow on the ground entering Yodelin.

Bluebird day, 

It was cold today -- mid-30's. Sunny when I arrived, but the sun sets on our Haus at 11:45 am 

this time of year -- actually it goes behind the mountain to the South. I wored a 1/4-zip long-sleeve shirt, a fleece coat, a cotton hoodie, a hat, and working gloves.

This is where I got the Ipe' to today.

The activity agenda for the day:

1. Install the staples in the impact nailer and staple the felt to the walls. 
2. Caulk the firing strips I added to the door frame a couple weeks ago. The caulk is supposed to be ready to paint in 30 minutes....Wait a little longer to paint with the temperature just above freezing.
3. Mask off the door frame while I'm waiting to paint.
4. Paint the door trim with paint. I chose "Boudoir Black" from Home Depot. (Should have had the guy put the primer additive in to the mix. The paint did not cover very well, and it took *forever* to dry at the cold temperature. It's going to need another coat, but probably not until Spring.)
5. Reposition the upper pieces that I mounted last week so that a whole piece goes across the top of the door. Then remount the rest of the pices above it. 
6. Rip down a piece to 2" for the top, next to the ceiling. 
7. Realize that I not only bought the wrong sandpaper for the orbital sander, but I forgot the orbital sander itself. Make due with a sanding pad and elbow grease.
8. Measure and cut pieces on each side of the door to length.
9. Paint ends with a waxy mixture that prevents them from drying out too fast. 
10. Mark pieces for predrilling.
11. Predill holes.
12. Place wood piece on the wall, using a paint stick as a spacer. (Check level every couple of pieces.)
13. Break a handful of screws mounting the first few pieces, forcing me to back them out with a vice grips. 
14. Increase my bit size, and re-predrill my holes. (Screws stop breaking.)
15. While I'm predrilling, I accidentally spilled the waxy mixture all over the floor > Salvage some of it using the plastic cover from a notepad > Mix what's left on the floor with sawdust to get the floor clean.
16. Realize at 4:30 that I'm about out of screws.
17. Start packing up. 
18. Find a few more screws in my pocket, enough to mount three more pieces. 
19. Finish packing up. Lock-up the cabin. 
20. Take parting photo. 
21. Drive home.