Mar 7, 2016 | Building Project
We like being warm in winter. Creating warmth is likely the biggest challenge we have – considering we want to reduce dependence on imported, expensive energy. You might be surprised to know that on cloudy days the sun generates a lot of electricity. But direct heat?...
Feb 27, 2016 | Building Project
A change to the plan. That sweet structure on the top of the model is called a ‘cupola’. Till last week we were thinking a couple dormers in the roof would be the way to get more light inside, but for simplicity and aesthetic reasons we’re going back...
Feb 20, 2016 | Building Project
Got to sit by the pond this evening, surrounded by the oaks that define our emerging home space – setting a chair down about where the duplo man is looking out the window. The white material – around the model – is the slope. The pencils are the oaks. This is...
Feb 14, 2016 | Building Project
Maggie and I are engaged! Really. We’re engaged in a house building project. It’ll likely consume my best physical energies for the next few years, but every step of the way will be a collaborative affair – a love-in between Maggie and my affections for...
Feb 5, 2016 | Building Project
Maggie and I are engaged! Really. We’re engaged in a house building project. It’ll likely consume my best physical energies for the next few years, but every step of the way will be a collaborative affair – a love-in between Maggie and my affections for...
