Living Simply for a Better Life
We have spent the last several days digging, pulling lines, and measuring. We finally got it all done, including digging the trench for the drain line to the septic tank. By the time we were digging the eighth hole for the pillars under the house, we were […]
When we woke up Wednesday morning, Roy decided he needed to take the day off to finish the digging. He realized he could do a little more work on the footers for the pillars with the trackhoe before they picked it up. He was literally […]
Today, the trackhoe we rented was delivered and we finally officially broke ground. Roy has been digging holes with a posthole digger for several days, for various reasons, so technically he broke ground before now. We rented it for 24 hours, but only got 8 […]
We have just been waiting…and waiting…regulations, paperwork, rain, inspection concerns, and the list of obstacles seems to be eternal. Yesterday, we finally got our foundation materials delivered, after calling the company 3 times to change the date of delivery. We are expecting clear skies all […]
Yesterday, we went to the capital city to scour antique shops for wardrobes/armoires. We aren’t building closets in the bedrooms, so Roy came up with the brilliant idea of buying each girl an antique wardrobe that would be theirs to keep when they leave home…sort […]
I thought I’d share a few pictures periodically from when we first started working on the property. These are of us cooking under a makeshift shelter Roy nailed together quickly. It was cold and started raining and we were really hungry. We got wet and […]
I just wanted to dispel the notion that we are too cramped to have fun…We have about decided this should be a permanent fixture on the table. We can just situate our dinner plates around it for meals…and dessert is always built in! Even Roy […]
Roy was able to intall the ventilation fan in the back wall of the container this past weekend. A friend of his had three fans that he sold us for only $20 each. First Roy had to cut a hole in the very thick metal. This involved […]