Animals
That is what our house is wearing right now. Construction has been slow due to inclement weather.....lots of rain. The subfloor for the first floor is finished and covered with the world's largest tarp. They have been unable to pour the basement concrete...and that will wait until all threat of rain and snow has passed. As for the logs....perhaps tomorrow! Oh my, that will be so exciting!!
Here is Jack pretending to open the refrigerator door. Our kitchen will occupy that triangular area behind where he is standing. It is all so hard to imagine right now.
Now you get a good view of our back yard (woods) and to the right is a path into the woods lined with our firewood.
- Construction Update
So much is happening this week at the farm (weather permitting). The stone masons have been busily building chimneys. Here is the new chimney for the great room fireplace...Our contractor has started the deck that will be on the front of the house......
- Every Day.... A Little Progress
The roof trusses are up! You may notice a gap between the roofline of the garage and the roofline of the house. That are will be framed in and the roofs will meet at an angle. The garage is at a 45 degree angle to the house. This is the view out...
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Two days of clear weather, and more logs have gone up. The first floor is not quite complete...but getting a little further along each day. Eventually the inside and the outside of the logs will be stained a bit darker. A view of the front of the...
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Yesterday was quite a productive day on the construction site. The cement truck finally arrived and poured our basement concrete....which remains tucked safely under a warm blanket. Log placement began and you can see our back wall starting to take shape....
- Progress
We have two types of goats on our farm. My favorite are these goats in this picture. You can see they are overjoyed to have Jack in their pen....and that is behaviour you can always count on. The Dwarf Nigerians, are so athletic and so friendly. Their...
Animals
The World's Largest Raincoat
That is what our house is wearing right now. Construction has been slow due to inclement weather.....lots of rain. The subfloor for the first floor is finished and covered with the world's largest tarp. They have been unable to pour the basement concrete...and that will wait until all threat of rain and snow has passed. As for the logs....perhaps tomorrow! Oh my, that will be so exciting!!
Here is Jack pretending to open the refrigerator door. Our kitchen will occupy that triangular area behind where he is standing. It is all so hard to imagine right now.Now you get a good view of our back yard (woods) and to the right is a path into the woods lined with our firewood.
- Construction Update
So much is happening this week at the farm (weather permitting). The stone masons have been busily building chimneys. Here is the new chimney for the great room fireplace...Our contractor has started the deck that will be on the front of the house......
- Every Day.... A Little Progress
The roof trusses are up! You may notice a gap between the roofline of the garage and the roofline of the house. That are will be framed in and the roofs will meet at an angle. The garage is at a 45 degree angle to the house. This is the view out...
-
Two days of clear weather, and more logs have gone up. The first floor is not quite complete...but getting a little further along each day. Eventually the inside and the outside of the logs will be stained a bit darker. A view of the front of the...
-
Yesterday was quite a productive day on the construction site. The cement truck finally arrived and poured our basement concrete....which remains tucked safely under a warm blanket. Log placement began and you can see our back wall starting to take shape....
- Progress
We have two types of goats on our farm. My favorite are these goats in this picture. You can see they are overjoyed to have Jack in their pen....and that is behaviour you can always count on. The Dwarf Nigerians, are so athletic and so friendly. Their...