Posted in General, Pictures on Sep 16th, 2007 4 Comments »
Well, finally, things are starting to happen! We got a septic permit this week, and we started working on that system. Our building permit should be coming any day now, and in anticipation we’ve started chalking the outline of the house and getting ready to do some foundation work.
Here’s Emma, helping with the […]
Posted in General, Pictures on Sep 9th, 2007 1 Comment »
Here’s some pictures of our camp, now that we’re nicely settled. Looking at these pictures makes me think of a squatter’s camp (as my brother said) but in person I think it is a bit more attractive.
Here’s the kitchen:
Here’s the “living room”:
Here’s a shot of the garden and the camp beyond:
And here’s Matt and his […]
Posted in General on Sep 5th, 2007 No Comments »
This blog has gotten awfully quiet, hasn’t it! We’re still here, camping on the property and waiting to get our permit. We’ve settled in quite nicely at our “campsite” and we’re enjoying the experience. At this point we’re pretty close to our permit (we think!). We’re waiting for one more set […]
Posted in General, Pictures on Jul 14th, 2007 No Comments »
Look what we had delivered on Wednesday!
You don’t think this looks so great? Well, here’s the alternative…
Posted in General on Jul 10th, 2007 5 Comments »
It was a simple task.
Install a new mailbox at our property so that we could start receiving mail after we move up there.
I borrowed a post hole digger and a pick.
I measured the height of the other mailboxes there and decided that 39″ above ground and 18″ below ground would give me a nice base […]
Posted in General on Jul 2nd, 2007 No Comments »
When we bought the property, there was already a well on it which saved us the cost and trouble of having one dug - especially because the well is 480 feet deep. About a week and a half ago, we had someone install a pump and pressure tank for the well. It’s a pretty neat […]
Posted in General, Pictures on Jun 18th, 2007 No Comments »
With all the clearing we’ve done for the house, a lot of trees have come down. Over the weekend I took pictures of our wood piles.
The soft wood (pine and fir).
The hard wood (oak).
Posted in General on Jun 14th, 2007 3 Comments »
All of a sudden, I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed…
The scheduled part of my day tomorrow
8 AM - go to hardware store and pay for lumber for a small workshop[1] After 8 AM - go to ReStore and see if they have windows and/or a door for said workshop 12 PM - meet with a contractor to discuss […]