Spring Break Colds....

We thought we would take advantage of Spring Break in order to get some mud work done. The problem? We are both fighting off colds, which we seem to be passing back and forth like chess players taking turns.

I made one batch of mud yesterday before calling it quits and crawling into bed for the rest of the day.
First we dig and sift the clay...

Add sand and straw....

Mix it all together in the wheelbarrow...

And apply the mud plaster to the bales...

Joni made two more wheelbarrows full after I wandered off to bed. She started to put the second layer of mud on part of the new wall.

Today she is bedridden; we both are. This miserable cold seems to roar back with any exertion.