Monthly Archives: September 2011

A Bit of Progress

    Andy spent some time this week cutting down more trees to open up the view. I spent hours on the internet getting an education about roofing options and how we would need to install each of them. Steve … Continue reading

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Tempting Fate?

  Andy has been going up every day and cutting down some of the trees blocking the view. He hasn’t taken any new pictures and says I’ll notice the change when I go up. (I’m waiting for the trash container … Continue reading

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Time for Another Post Already?

We actually have a set of house/cabin plans now. (The structure is only 768 square feet.) We may change some details, but they should be enough to start applying for a building permit. The interesting thing is since we don’t … Continue reading

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Doing the Best We Can With What We Have Left

Before: East end of the house.   View from the east deck.   View towards the east end of the clearing.   After: View from the edge of the clearing looking east.   View from the edge of the clearing … Continue reading

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Time for a Visit?

  If all goes well Andy and I will go to Santa Fe tomorrow to visit our truck, and maybe even bring it home. Originally we were going to pick it up last Saturday but that morning we received a … Continue reading

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An Unexpected Development

The burned area is still closed to the general public because of the danger from flash flooding, falling rocks and trees, etc., but landowners have access as long as they have their key and signed paperwork with them. So Andy … Continue reading

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The New Truck

  Do you think this truck is big enough? I love the distortion from the camera lens because it reminds me of how easy it is to see things incorrectly and think our perceptions represent reality. Here is a more … Continue reading

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Busy Week

  We made a reasonable amount of progress this week, and with any luck the site will be cleared by next Thursday or Friday. The well driller fished the pump out from the bottom of the well…     and … Continue reading

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Saying Goodbye

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