"Rafter" provides a wonderful opportunity for word play at the Bay shore. It could mean a person who sits or lies on a raft and floats. It also means those lengths of timbers that support the roof of metal and other materials. For this week at Pirkles' Perch it is the rafter feet that we have been covering for two days. The purpose of fastening fascia (boards) on the plumb - cut rafter feet is so that rain gutters can be installed. The first day we fastened 2" x 6" pieces first along the length of the screened porch, then above the kitchen window and window to the sunrise bedroom. By starting fairly early in the morning, we were able to survive the heat. The second day is today, Thursday. We fastened four lengths of 2" x 6" the whole side of the cottage nearest the road Mad Calf Lane. The last piece we cut just a few (about four) inches. Since the four pieces are each a length of twelve (12) feet, that means the cottage roof is not quite 48 feet in length. We used two tall metal ladders to do this work, returning both each day after we did the work. The remaining three pieces of 2" x 6" are left for the upper landing of the Perch itself, which by now is about 19 years old.