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Garden Pain.
Dear Triceps, I am so very sorry to have taken you by surprise today. I understand your resistance, protest and eventual out-and-out refusal to obey simple commands…
Posted in Family, Rural living
Tagged blueberry bushes, building your own home, Cherry blossom, Fence, Floral, Flower, garden, Gardening, Home, Home and Garden, nature, parenting, Plant, plants, rural living, Yard
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Home Building with a Young Family.
I had planned on posting earlier but the babe had this random episode of barfing. Like, serious Exorcist-type barfing. There were puddles of barf in the chair. I was soaked through to my underwear. Once we were all cleaned up and … Continue reading
Stressing Over Strawberries.
Pathetic, I know. While I consider my container garden of last year a success (you can read about it here, and here) having someone actually purchase plants for me gives me a definite feeling of obligation to make it work. … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food, Rural living
Tagged building your own home, Children, deer trail, Domestic roof construction, family, Fruit, gaming, garden, Garden strawberry, Home, Home and Garden, nature, organic compost, parenting, Plant, plants, purchase plants, rural, rural living, Strawberry
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I Should Have Known, or: We recommend this phone app…
“I won’t be there very long.” Famous last words as Jon walked away with our three year old and his mom in tow to the build site. We’ve been lucky enough to be house sitting for our (soon to be but not soon … Continue reading
Posted in Considerations, Family, Faswall, Home Building Hindsight, Uncategorized
Tagged alternative building, aviation, Children, Construction, family, famous last words, Green building, homestead, house, house sitting, nature, outdoors, owner builder, parenting, parents, porch lights, rural living
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Homebuilding with a Young Family.
It’s hard.
One Hot Rock.
Who knew that one chunk of dirt could spark such heated discussions and strong opinions?! When Jon came home last week and said that he unearthed a large boulder while levelling the lot for building, I got so excited. Growing … Continue reading
Posted in Considerations, Family, Planning, Rural living
Tagged boulder, Dirt, family, homebuilding, parenting, play, Rock, rural living
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