Now that we had decided to have someone else build the house our focus could change. I no longer needed to work on the log piles, but instead needed to focus on selecting a house/builder. I also would be responsible for the administrative side (permits and other assorted paperwork) which I have found out can…
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Pivot! Part II
Hello and welcome back for part two of our current timing/housing plans! Part one ended with me switching plans for the outhouse and completing it. Now I needed to start taking down trees so I had space (and logs) to build the cabin. Let’s hop into the post and I hope you enjoy! I didn’t…
Pivot! Part I
The older I get the more I have come to appreciate flexibility in life. Having a go with the flow type of mentality has a lot of advantages. Don’t get me wrong, I am a planner at heart. Rarely do I jump into a situation without a plan in place. What I have found, however,…
How Do You Eat An Elephant?
One bite at a time. Hello and welcome to another blog post! Today I’ll be giving an update on two projects that are just getting under way. The phrase in the title is one that I like to remind myself of when embarking on any particularly large project. I find it rather easy to get…
Cabin Log Piles – Prep Work
Hello and welcome to another update! I know it has been a while, but the summer months are quite busy outside of homestead work. Plus, sometimes I am just lazy when it comes to writing on the blog 😀 As mentioned in my last post, I had a little preparation work to do before I…
To Do List For The Year (2023)
The grass is starting to grow, birds are appearing more frequently, and days now seem to have a reasonable amount of sunlight. Spring is here and so is that unbridled enthusiasm that can only come from being stuck indoors under piles and piles of snow for months! Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love winter.…
Log Inventory for the Guest Cabin – Updated 9Nov22
Today’s post will be quite short and we are trying something new. I want to keep you updated on the logs that I sort through on each trip, but I only get through a few each trip and it wouldn’t make for all that great of a blog post. Instead, I’m going to try and…
Milestone Post – Drying Cabin Logs!
Hello everyone! I had originally planned the first couple of posts would be flashbacks of some of the early experiences on the homestead to catch everyone up on how we got to this point. Those posts are coming, however, this last week on the homestead we hit a very big milestone and I couldn’t deny…