Author Archives: Carrie

Originally posted on 2019-07-13 The fun we had in trying to build a dock out into our water. We haven’t done a lot around the house in the last month and a bit because we have both been working to bring in money so we can stay in this beautiful location, however one thing weContinue reading “But the Third One Stayed (So Far)”

Originally posted on 2019-06-07 Sorry we missed a post last week. The week kinda got away from me. I may have mentioned in a previous blog post that one of the windows we received came without the brick molding we needed to install it. Recently a new window frame was delivered in which we wereContinue reading “More Digging”

Originally posted on 2019-05-24 Surprise, surprise, surprise! We found more rot. Work has been and will be a little slow as we are now both working outside of the house to bring in some money. I am working in retail in the tourist town we live near and he is now doing odd jobs forContinue reading “Also Rotten on the Eastern Front”

Originally posted on 2019-05-17 This week was all about the new puppy. The big project that was completed this week was creating a dog run for the puppy. When we are outside with her, she is very good at staying near us and coming back when called, however, it didn’t take us long to realizeContinue reading “Going To The Dogs”

Originally posted on 2019-05-10 A little bit more roofing this week. With the couple of days it didn’t rain this week, we decided to rip the shingles off of the roof of the shop and replace it with shingles we had purchased last fall. Part of why we chose this project to do right awayContinue reading “Replacing the Shop Roof”

Originally posted on 2019-05-03 What we hope to accomplish before the snow flies again. 1) Replace the roof on the shop Among the first things we wish to do is to replace the roof on the shop and add insulation before we re-shingle to help keep the shop warm with less propane next winter. WeContinue reading “The Plan For The Summer”

Originally posted on 2019-04-26 The property begged for a dog, and now it has one! This week started with us getting a new member of the family! We have said that this property needs a dog since the day we moved in, not to mention having the dog to walk will get us more socialContinue reading “Woof”

Originally posted on 2019-04-19 Spring is here and has brought rain and a lot of cleaning of the yard. As mentioned in last week’s blog The Things Snow Hides, the snow melting showed us a lot of branches and such that needed to be cleaned up, so we have already made use of our outdoorContinue reading “Spring Has Sprung”

Originally posted on 2019-04-12 The snow has started to melt, and showing us everything we didn’t take care of before it started falling. So spring has finally come and with it some warmer weather and the return of some tourists to the town. The town itself is still mainly closed, but everything is counting downContinue reading “The Things Snow Hides”

Originally posed on 2019-03-29 Since we’re still waiting on warmer & drier weather to continue renovations, we spent the week jumping head first into our daughter’s new hobby. At school one day, our daughter’s teacher showed her a stop motion animation video on her phone (actually she was passing it around the bus on aContinue reading “Making Stop Motion Animation”