Category Archives: Historical

Originally posted on 2019-02-22 Finally saying “good-bye” to the old and “hello” to the new! If you have been following this blog, you will know that we started a plan to move our kitchen from the Eastern-most room to the Western-most room for awhile now. In fact, that plan is what has prompted most ofContinue reading “A Tale of Two Kitchens”

Originally posted on 2018-02-15 The end is in sight! This week we had the building inspector come by for an insulation and plumbing rough-in inspection, which we passed. With the walls completely insulated, the western room is very easy to keep warm, so we are looking forward to having our kitchen and dining room finallyContinue reading “Drywalling the Kitchen”

Originally posted on 2019-02-08 & yet more days off school. The weather has still not been kind to us this week, as buses were cancelled 2 more days and the school closed an additional one. This means our daughter has actually gone to school a total of 4 days in the last 3 weeks. ItContinue reading “Electrical Inspections”

Originally posted on 2019-02-01 Unable to go anywhere for two days. This week we got to experience for the first time, literally not being able to go anywhere. The highway, which both streets from of house end on, was closed for two days due to the amount of snowfall we received and the winds blowingContinue reading “Snowed In”

5 things we would do differently if we could go back. 5) Have an Earlier Closing Date It would have been nice to have a closing date earlier than mid-August for several reasons. First, it would have been nice to have more time to figure out and complete everything that needed to be done beforeContinue reading “A Little Bit of Hindsight”

Originally posted on 2019-01-19 Equipment delivery & electrical. The equipment we purchased a few weeks ago arrived this week. In total we received: a band saw, a table saw, a drill press, a new lathe, and a sander. Since most of this equipment was purchased used, we had to spend some time cleaning it up.Continue reading “A Slow Week”

Originally posted on 2019-01-11 during the “off season” of this tourist town. 7) Our View Might Be Even Better Winter up here is very pretty and seeing winter over a lake every day is fantastic. The water has just started to freeze over, and this has allowed us to watch the waves move the thinContinue reading “7 Things I Love About Living Here”

Originally posted on 2019-01-04 The building of a hall closet. In the last blog post, I mentioned that the little one and her dad made some Christmas presents in the shop but couldn’t go into detail as that was before Christmas. The birdhouse in the picture was made for Grandma & Grandpa, with the littleContinue reading “A Place for My Stuff”

Originally posted on 2018-12-21 My cleverness is lacking a little this week… This week saw the purchase and set up of some of the equipment going into our shop along with our daughter making Christmas gifts with her dad. Unfortunately, further information regarding that will have to wait until next week, as some of theContinue reading “Mudding & Painting the Bathroom”

Originally posted on 2018-12-14 Converting the western garage into a proper wood shop. Over the last two weeks, we have been mainly focused on the shop, trying to get it completed so we can use it to build things for inside the house. Coming soon, some of the things we build here will be availableContinue reading “Creating a Space to Create”