Memorial Day Treehouse

Manu and the children (and me too actually) have been dreaming about a treehouse for what seems like millenia. Each summer some other project has swooped in and taken precedence...basement leak, rotten back fence, etc. But this year, Dear Readers, is the Summer of the Treehouse. It's actually going to be a treehouse/playhouse/Swiss chalet sort of structure. Not too far off the ground, but far enough to thwart attacking pirates. There's been a lot of planning, and plotting and tree limbing and there was a brief delay caused by the garden beds because Manu had to replace another bit of fence so we could repurpose the boards. But finally, last weekend Manu dug the holes for and poured the cement for the post supports, and on Saturday he broke out the saws and got down to business.


Location, location, location.

Peter assisting with the trusses.

Framing structure nearly completed on Saturday afternoon.

Complex underneath structure designed to let the tree continue to grow without breaking the treehouse. Clever!