Oct 20, 2016 | Building Project
It’s been a while. Apparently life happens! I’m happy to be back. Maggie and I enjoyed visiting a modern rammed earth (RE) home last weekend. The photo is a representation of the same style used by the Winnipeg family (I & L) we visited. The final look...
Sep 2, 2016 | Building Project
One image, or rather video, sums up this blog. Jonah did the stop action photography/editing. Did you catch the on-lookers in the easy chairs to the left, or the pastor asking for blessings at the end? It was a good day. We achieved two major aims this past...
Jun 20, 2016 | Building Project
Driving home with the tractor the other day, having delivered the last of the saw logs to Henry’s mill, I got to thinking how ready I am to do some building. I’ve had enough of taking things apart at the house site. John Holden, skid steer operator...
Apr 17, 2016 | Building Project
I love it when a question gets answered in a flash of light. Happened a few times this last week. Earthen Floors. We want the floor to collect heat during the day and release it through the night. The obvious option is to pour a concrete floor and make it look nice...
Mar 24, 2016 | Building Project
Blog 6 of the ‘Romancing Our Way’ series. Building a Home for our Time. We took great effort to get healthy the past couple weeks. You’ll see that we’ve also changed the website so we have a more owner-friendly platform. Sheldon, our neighbor,...
Mar 17, 2016 | Building Project
House plans are in a bit of a lull these days as I focus on guesthouse and greenhouse, and, on fixing tractor. We’re going to move a bunch of dirt this summer, so a tractor with brakes will be useful. I’ve also, though, been reading up on converting dirt...
