Pizza Party

As part of our community oven training, Mike hosted a pizza party in his backyard (our oven isn't done yet).  We got to see what it felt like to make pizzas for about 50 people.  It was a good experience, and it taught us that there is going to be a lot of planning and preparation before we host that big pizza event for the neighborhood.

Here are a few shots of Mike talking about preparing the oven for cooking pizza:

 
Then it was our turn to make a pizza:

And into the oven it went...

Here are some more shots of the party:

Building the Entrance and Chimney, Part Two

Over the past few days, we've made some great progress. The walls are higher. The front arch is built, and the stone has been laid at the front entrance.  Tomorrow and over the next few days we will build the entrance and chimney, as well as keep raising the walls.

Stay tuned.

In the meantime, here are some shots of the fun.

Once the wall was up to the correct height, it was time to pour some concrete to create a foundation for the stone.

Then the stone was laid.

Building the Entrance and Chimney, Part One

Today we did more work on the exterior brick facade as well as build the arch.  This arch looks cool, because it is the first arch made out of our red brick. It will also make our wood storage area look cool, and ultimately it will support help support the entrance to our oven.

Here are some shots:

We also further utilized child labor in building the corners.  First, there was the ceremonial writing of name (on the back of the brick).

Then it was time to get down to business.