Category Archives: Change

More “Not Agin ‘Em All”

  In June, 2010 I wrote Years ago “I’ve been agin’ ‘em all” was my husband’s and my favorite joke. The world has probably deteriorated even more since then, but at the moment I’m having too good a time to … Continue reading

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Kindred Spirit

The Thundering Herd. Used with permission.   The Thundering Herd spent the holiday at the beach. The human dad enjoyed the scenery and Cheoah immersed herself in other things. I think of Cheoah as a kindred spirit. Scenery is fine … Continue reading

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Center Roof Beam

This past Thursday I wrote about sheathing the cabin. Friday they installed the center roof beam:             They plan to continue working on the roof this week. They also brought up our bathtub and took … Continue reading

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Fire Season

  The above picture was taken from our porch yesterday evening. It doesn’t show the brilliant orange of the sun, but it does show how the smoke is obscuring the view of Jemez Mountains a couple of miles away. The … Continue reading

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Quite a Year

  As we’ve said, this has been quite a year for us here:     What about you? Has your life changed much in the past year? Thanks to Evan, Mike, bikehikebabe, tammy, Kaitlin, Cathy, Rummuser, tikno and Kate for … Continue reading

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The Next Steps

For better resolution click here.   As I wrote last Thursday, we made a lot of progress last week. The stems walls are now done and Joe plans to go up tomorrow to pack the dirt around the outside of … Continue reading

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Busy Week

This past week was a productive one. Andy filled the back of the truck with wood to give it more traction in the snow when he plows:     The well driller installed the new lid for our well house … Continue reading

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Still Waiting

  This view of the clearing was taken last Thursday. That was the day Joe was supposed to go down to Bernalillo to get the building permits, so between that and the weather we weren’t surprised that Andy was the … Continue reading

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Working and Waiting

For larger view click on picture.   For larger view click on picture.   They continued preparing the site for the shed Friday while Steve and Joe (supposedly) went down to Bernalillo to see if they could get some building … Continue reading

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Unexpected Aftermath

    Last Thursday and Friday the road to and from the mountains was closed by semi trucks that rolled over. A company from Colorado was hauling away cars destroyed by the Las Conchas fire last summer, and apparently some … Continue reading

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