It was a true Christmas miracle. As the hour neared midnight, the snow began to fall, and by the time we got up on Christmas morning there was a blanket of white as far as you could see. It is very rare to get snow on Christmas Day here. The weather on this stretch of […]
A White Coastal Christmas Read More »
It’s been Mitch’s dream to have a Christmas Enchanted Forest walk through the woods in the back part of our acreage. As soon as we bought the land, he was planning power outlets, clearing paths and dreaming BIG dreams. Being the first year, it was a bit of an experiment. The walk takes about ten
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This post is a bit long, so feel free to skim through it. I wanted to get a record of the framing before they start building the roof, so it’s not intended to be entertaining. It’s been several weeks of framing and the crew is just about ready to start building the roof over the
The House: Framing the First Floor Read More »
What started out in the Pacific as a major typhoon (apparently the biggest weather bomb on record), has finally hit the coast and it’s been dramatic. Big waves are washing up higher than I’ve seen before. There is only about 15 feet of beach front on our property that is walkable and the logs are
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Today, after four days of constant hard rain, the sun came out in all its glory. It seemed a good opportunity to look for Lobster or Chanterelle Mushrooms and so I dug out my trusty walking stick and headed up the mountain. A short ten minute walk from Twin Eagles Bluff and you find yourself
Wandering in the Woods Read More »
I know that these posts aren’t all that interesting, as they just record the long process of getting our dream home built, but I also wanted this blog to be a record of the evolution of the house, which includes the mundane as well as the fascinating. I promise that I will get back to
Unshakeable: A Concrete Slab and Steel I-Beams Read More »
The builders are making sure that the foundations of our house are both strong and true. It’s been quite a process watching them clear the meadow, lay down the lines and ensure that heights and levels were accurate. The foundation for our house looks like it’s three separate buildings at the moment. The reality of
Standing firm while wild winds blow Read More »
It might seem a bit redundant to install a dipping pool 25 meters from the ocean, but it’s something Mitch has been talking about and planning for some time. When the tide is too low or the water too rough, he wanted a little pool that he could float in and relax, letting life’s worries
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One of the things that quickly becomes apparent is that this part of the coast is primarily glacial till. What this means is that as you dig into the ground you find a lot of rocks. And I mean a LOT. Some small the size of basketballs, plenty that can’t be moved without the assistance
When life hands you lemons, make a Wall of lemons Read More »
Having the right equipment makes a huge difference in how quickly the land can be levelled and the site prepared for the foundations. In less than a week, Eddie has managed to deal with the slope of the meadow, dig out the ground for the house foundations, create a circular drive way to the North
You need to dig down before building up Read More »
