Monthly Archives: October 2011

Still Waiting

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Jean

  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 →

Posted in Change, Taking Risks | 7 Comments

We Have an Address!

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Jean

The site of the new shed is to the right of the driveway.   The weather has been “slightly less than perfect” the past couple of days, so construction has been briefly halted. We’re expecting more good weather before winter … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifelong Learning, Living Fully | 9 Comments

Working and Waiting

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Jean

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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Starting to Rebuild

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Jean

They dug the trenches for the foundation of the shed today. Hopefully they’ll put the forms in tomorrow while Steve and Joe drive down to Bernalillo to get our building permits. Keep your fingers crossed for us on that one! … Continue reading →

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We'll Just Have to See

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Jean

Site of proposed new shed (leveled spot on left of photo.)   We were hoping to get work on our water system started this past week. The well driller was ready to go and the contractor planned to come up … Continue reading →

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We’ll Just Have to See

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Jean

Site of proposed new shed (leveled spot on left of photo.)   We were hoping to get work on our water system started this past week. The well driller was ready to go and the contractor planned to come up … Continue reading →

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Our New Saying

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Jean

  Our land is less depressing now that the debris has been removed and some of the dead trees have been cut down. Our new saying is When all the trees burn up we might as well enjoy the view. … Continue reading →

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Unexpected Aftermath

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Jean

    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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In the Fullness of Time

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Jean

  The above picture is of Andy, Greg (our solar engineer) and Joe (our contractor) using a Solar Pathfinder to see what trees still needed to be cut down to keep them from shading our photovoltaic panels. The picture was … Continue reading →

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Continuing Education

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Jean

  As I’ve mentioned before, Google and the internet has been invaluable the past few months. First to get information for documenting the value of our losses for insurance, more recently for getting information about materials for the new structure. … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifelong Learning | 8 Comments