Jan 18, 2019 | Building Project
You remember the story. It starts something like “The Sun and the Clouds were having an argument.” Well, we’re still watching the battle – cheering for the Sun – and basking with Jupiter when the good stuff happens. We’ve gone to the back forty...
Dec 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
This is fun. Three videos. We’re stepping back in time a bit today as it took most of the summer to imagine, design and build these stairs – from the vehicle parking level down to the front entry of the house. In this first video Sven is skiing down the...
Dec 2, 2018 | Building Project
Hi. Our updates are less frequent – but there are loads of details that don’t seem worthy. Today is different. Our friend Matthew Kroeker has been coming down from Onanole, three days here, two there, etc. to work on our masonry heater. We’ve been...
Sep 8, 2018 | Building Project
Hello, from Turtle Mountain – and our Solar Powered, Rammed Earth house build. Time to reconnect. Our family lost this wonderful house and the home we lived in for the past 25 years to a fire. 1 June. Yes, it was a big blow. But fortunately we have an amazingly...
Apr 9, 2018 | Building Project
Travelling through central Europe a few years back we were encouraged to visit castles and cathedrals. Built by lords and popes with riches either taxed or stolen, they seemed self-aggrandizing, to me. Well, (swallowing judgement here) I’m changing my mind. We...
