Cueva de la Olla (Cave of the Pot)

I took a two day tour into the Chihuahua State of Mexico.  It was a safe escorted trip sponsored by the Pink Store in Palomas Mexico.  This is the results of day one.

Cueva de la Olla (cave of the pot) is an archaeological site located in the northwest of the Chihuahua State, some 47 km southwest of Nuevo Casas Grandes near the Ignacio Zaragoza Ejido.

The Site is located within the natural shelter of the cave. This site received its name because it has a rounded shape structure, shaped like a pot (or olla, in Spanish). It is a Cuexcomate, or large barn type facility, with a shape that resembles a large vase. 

360° view of the cave.

Pictures of the day are below.

The climb to the cave.

Woodpecker at work.

Woodpecker's work is done.

Camel rock.

The Cat Drag'd Inn

Seen at Walmart in Deming, NM.

 I like to think I have some creative juices flowing

but this person has got it going on.

 They definitely have everything with

them to sustain life (somewhere).

 I just had to talk with them but no one answered the door.

I guess they were in Walmart restocking supplies.

The Cat Drag'd Inn!

I thought to myself, 'With a name like that they must have a,  website'.  This is what I found, www.thecatdragdinn.org.  Don't know if it belongs to this bus but it sure looks like it.

Leonard

One More Time, Another Awe Sh#%! moment

 While installing my MAXX AIR 7000 roof fan I just happen to notice another awe Sh#%! moment!  Actually it's a good thing that I was installing the fan as I did not know that I had caused other problems during other conversion projects.

The fan receiver installed in place.

Imagine my surprise while crawling around on the roof when I looked just forward of where I was installing the fan and saw power nails protruding through the roof.

And to my suprise!

Awe Sh#%!

I was really working it.

Awe Sh#%!,   Sh#%!

I was previously installing ceiling paneling and the framing around the shroud for the fan and A/C.  I was using an air nailer and forgot to check the length of the nails before I started shooting.  Oh, well, another AWE SHUCKS moment!

See other AWE SHUCKS moments here.

Stick around, I'm sure there'll be more.

Oops!

Making Simple Cabinet Doors From Scrap Wood

Part of my ongoing school bus conversion project calls for cabinets through the entire bus.  These are the latest cabinets I built from donated scrap wood.

Bedroom cabinets

These were very simple to make. 

A basic 2" X 2' wooden frame and 1/2" OSB board base. 

The doors are as you see here.

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Living room cabinets

A little fancier door was required for the living room.

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Over entry door compound cabinet door

A compound cabinet door.

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Over entry door compound cabinet door

Hinged in the middle and opens up.

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Living room curio cabinets with LED lighting

 Curio cabinets with LED lighting.

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Living room curio cabinets with LED lighting

  Curio cabinets with LED lighting with room lights off.

See entire process at Instructables.com.  

And as usual,

Stick around... There's more to come.

Leonard

leonardsteward.com

Stain Wood With Snapple Iced Tea

This is certainly not a new idea. People have stained wood for years with such things as food coloring, clothing dye, berries and just about any other colored liquid you can imagine.

If you've been following my slow moving school bus conversion project you'll know that I'm converting a school bus to live, work and travel in. Right now I have an OSB board for a kitchen countertop. I've been kicking around what kind of countertop I wanted to make but I knew that I wanted to embed a map of the US in it. A friend donated me a load of 40 year old cedar planking and the wheels started turning. I purchased a map puzzle of the US on Etsy.com and the rest is history.

See entire process at Instructables.com.  

Stick around... There's more to come.

Leonard

leonardsteward.com

A One Man Habitat for Humanity

A man was so upset seeing a homeless woman on the streets that he decided to build her a house.

Everyone can't travel off to build homes for people

or set off and single handedly build a home for someone else.

Many can't even volunteer locally.

"How you can help".

Let's Start Being Human!

(Quote from http://www.gofundme.com/mythpla)