Golden Cascades, 17 Weeks Old, 4 Hens, 1 Drake Now we've got the final count. After discovering that we had two drakes (rather than just one, as planned) we have now donated one of the drakes to a nearby Wolf Sanctuary. I'm sure t ...
There are several reasons that we moved here. First and foremost is our Father's leading. But, there are plenty of other benefits for which we are grateful. One of the highlights of our year is to ride our horses in the mountains when the aspens are ...
This post includes a lot of topics. I'll try to keep each one short so you don't nod off... The Roof is Done Whew, the roof is finally done! All the metal flashing is up and we should be water-proof now. All the ups and downs on the ladder, putti ...
Dinner and water? Sounds like an odd combination. But, things are continuing to move along in the Happy House (HH) and these are two things I wanted to share in this post. A few weeks ago, Laurie and I set up a card table and plastic chairs in the ...
In addition to building the house, we took on 13 ducklings, which arrived June 4th. 13 Ducklings, June 5 They grew, and grew, and at 12 weeks, they really filled the pool! A few days ago we finally found time to "reduce the ...
We went to Colorado Springs to pick up the windows and doors. We installed them and added the overhangs: Here is a pic looking out from the interior: What a view, eh? This one shows the skylight: When we headed off to bed it was 6 ...
After months of planning, reviewing drawings (correcting mistakes on the plan) and getting the SIPs panels made ahead of time the big day has arrived. All the pieces should fit together and in 3 days we should have what looks like a house. Here we go ...
Whew! The foundation is finished and passed inspection with two whole days to spare before the SIPs crew gets here to put up the house :) . Here's a pic of the foundation: You can see the plastic around the outside of the foundation wall an ...
On Tuesday, August 4th, the SIPs panels arrived. The floor, walls and roof of our house were all on a single trailer: The driver unloaded the panels and Tim directed where each set of panels was to be placed (around the house) in order to mak ...
The basement walls are framed and we're starting to put plywood on the outside. Our friend, Trisha, helped! Here's a picture from farther back showing the barn, RV and background: The septic system was completed and appro ...