I’m seeing a mint julep and a rocking chair very soon. Maybe tomorrow.
Posts Tagged ‘farmhouse’
We Have Porches!
Posted in House Building, farmhouse, tagged country porch, farmhouse, farmhouse porch on September 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Framing Has Begun
Posted in House Building, farmhouse, tagged farmhouse, House Building on August 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We spent a very nice day at the building site today, bush-hogging and doing 6 hours worth of lots of other things…Mike managed to spend all that time picking up litter from the builders (there really wasn’t that much), getting all the concrete spills on the ground into a pile, stacking stuff, sweeping stuff, cleaning [...]
As Promised…
Posted in House Building, tagged farmhouse on August 3, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Exciting concrete basement walls!
The door is the door to the safe-room, which is against the dirt wall. We are in the middle of Toney, which is the line that tornadoes usually follow when they come through the county, so we thought this was a really good idea. We can go downstairs from the living area [...]
Progress
Posted in House Building, tagged farmhouse on August 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Never having built a house before, we have no idea what to expect as we go through the next several months. So many things are totally new to us, and we are depending so much on Daniel-the-Builder’s knowledge and experience.
We feel very good about our choice of D-t-B because of his committment to build green. He shares [...]
Looking Ahead
Posted in Gardening, House Building, tagged farmhouse, housebuilding on July 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
With the building of our new home and moving to the country, Mike and I are excited about beginning a new phase of our lives. We’ve been very blessed with wonderful family, friends, and health. Our past has been full of exciting and eventful things …from sailing an America’s Cup sailboat in the Atlantic Ocean [...]
