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I think I will stay in the loft (that is also where my sewing room is located) today and watch the snow fall. It is the warmest area of the house. Because the living room has a cathedral ceiling, much of the heat from the fireplace rises to the loft.....mmmmm, toasty warm!
- Snow Day!
Yesterday I said that there is no such thing as a "snow day" in my life anymore.Well, as luck would have it...yesterday was Wednesday...my usual day off from farm work...(thanks to our friends Jim and Kathy who take over for me on Wednesdays)and it snowed...
- More Wintery Pictures
I thought I would share a few more views of this weekend's beautiful snow. The view from our loft....out the back...over the pool deck....from the front deck...from the loft out the front windows....down the driveway...It was cold enough Sunday that...
- Construction Update
Our construction crew has been busy putting the finishing touches to the inside of our house. They are working hard to get us ready to move in...with an emphasis on the inside of the house for now. Once we can inhabit the inside, they will move outside...
- Is It A Ceiling Or A Floor?
It all depends where you are standing! From here, in the dining room, looking up, it is a ceiling. But climb the steps and look across the loft.....and it is a floor. Today our contractors are installing the pine decking (2 5/8 inch thick tongue and groove...
- Hard To Believe.....
........That this monstrosity will eventually be our fireplace. To me it looks more like something from a science fiction movie. Introducing.... the Fireplace Xtraordinaire. This super efficient furnace will be entombed in a stone fireplace so that only...
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Friday's Addendum
Yesterday's snow was mostly mixed with rain and so we had no accumulation....just slop. This morning, though, it has started to snow again.....and here is what it looks like from our upstairs loft library...
I think I will stay in the loft (that is also where my sewing room is located) today and watch the snow fall. It is the warmest area of the house. Because the living room has a cathedral ceiling, much of the heat from the fireplace rises to the loft.....mmmmm, toasty warm!
- Snow Day!
Yesterday I said that there is no such thing as a "snow day" in my life anymore.Well, as luck would have it...yesterday was Wednesday...my usual day off from farm work...(thanks to our friends Jim and Kathy who take over for me on Wednesdays)and it snowed...
- More Wintery Pictures
I thought I would share a few more views of this weekend's beautiful snow. The view from our loft....out the back...over the pool deck....from the front deck...from the loft out the front windows....down the driveway...It was cold enough Sunday that...
- Construction Update
Our construction crew has been busy putting the finishing touches to the inside of our house. They are working hard to get us ready to move in...with an emphasis on the inside of the house for now. Once we can inhabit the inside, they will move outside...
- Is It A Ceiling Or A Floor?
It all depends where you are standing! From here, in the dining room, looking up, it is a ceiling. But climb the steps and look across the loft.....and it is a floor. Today our contractors are installing the pine decking (2 5/8 inch thick tongue and groove...
- Hard To Believe.....
........That this monstrosity will eventually be our fireplace. To me it looks more like something from a science fiction movie. Introducing.... the Fireplace Xtraordinaire. This super efficient furnace will be entombed in a stone fireplace so that only...