On Saturday all the men and boys came to help set the trusses on our 40-by-80-foot pole barn. This project was intended to be done before the winter weather began, but it all takes time and money.

The barn’s 12 trusses were put to use on another structure, and the walls were reduced to six and a half feet, and painted black. A gabled end remains for shelter from the uninterrupted winds in ...