One of the very unique features about our round house (think "yurt" but not made out of canvas) is the peaked ceiling with the sky dome at the top. It really adds something unique to the feel of the house. It's hard to describe until you experience i ...
A while back, I had a post called "All Decked Out". This showed the completion of the deck. However, the railing was not up. So, here's "All Decked Out" - Part II. We had a few days of nice weather, so I moved back outside and put up the railing o ...
Life at the ranch isn't all about building a house. We continue to be amazed at the scenery and wildlife. We see a LOT of deer. Occasionally, we see a few elk. Only one time have we seen one lone antelope walking down, of all places, Antelope Lane :) ...
We got everything done that needed to be done in preparation for finishing up the electric. The electrician came out a week ago and finished up all the electric. So, now we have lights, hot water, live outlets everywhere, outside motion detector floo ...
Well no, we're not actually "moving in" just yet. But we are continually making progress. It's been an entire month since our last post, and during this time Tim has put up the drywall, and we've begun preparation to get it textured and p ...
We have developed a fun tradition with our dear friend Trisha (in North Carolina). Whether we're together or apart, if we have some good news to share we celebrate with a toast. We call it a "clink" (think of glasses clinking together). Any drink wil ...
OK, ok, really bad phonetic pun, but I couldn't resist. We have a little over half of the house sided now and we're truly excited about how it looks. The siding is fiber-cement, and should be pretty much maintenance-free and fireproof. I did all s ...
We've had unbelievably nice weather so far. We just got our first snow on Oct. 22, 2015. It was only about 2 inches, and it melted off by the next day. That's really late for our first snow of the year. By now, we have usually had several snows. I wo ...
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 ...