Living Simply for a Better Life
I joked in an earlier post about having a close relationship with wood, but seriously, every time we work on the house, I am amazed at what we have accomplished. I am continually in awe of how we have taken trees growing right here around […]
We now have the back door installed and all but two downstairs windows in, and those two will have to wait until the chinking is finished on the front of the house. The plan is to finish the board and batten on the back first […]
This weekend was predicted to be miserably cold and rainy, but we made plans to work anyway. Brother-in-law Extraordinaire came yet again (always bearing a fresh box of fritters) and worked with us all day. The morning dawned overcast but dry, so everyone set to work quickly, […]
We have gotten several things done over the last week and weekend, but it still feels so slow. Mom and I finished the battens on the end of the house on Thursday, so finally that is done and can be stained. This past Saturday, it […]
Another Saturday with Brother-in-law extraordinaire and we accomplished more than we set out to do. The logs are all the way up and the two upstairs windows are in.
A few weeks ago, we cut a large pine down by the garden. We pulled all but the largest up to the sawmill because it was more than our tractor could handle, especially due to the wet, plowed up dirt in the garden. After much […]
Over the weekend, we were blessed to have a brother come to visit as well as a friend who comes regularly to lend some man power to this operation. We took advantage of the triple man power and we got a lot done. A couple […]
One thing we want to do while building this house, is use what we have, when we can, and refurbish great finds (or great deals) as much as we can. It is about saving money, but it is also a fun challenge. Sometimes it even […]