Although it may seem that way from the blog, this house isn’t buildin’ itself.  Here are the guys who are doing all the work. (I’m missing Kurt. I’ll add him when I get a good photo.) Chris, the HVAC man, next to the gazillion dollar geothermal heat pump. (This should pay back nicely when oil…

And here it is:

All the windows are in. Here’s a view of the living room, from the kitchen. I’m so glad we sold our old house, which is located right under this red dot. Stay safe everyone.

Surprise! I changed the theme on the blog because I broke the other one. Let’s see how long I stick with this one. (Mamas don’t let your babies grow up to be computer geeks.) I went to the house twice today, but didn’t take any photos. They installed the big ol’ plate glass windows on…

I’m back from the beautiful and slightly cold Pacific Northwest.  They say everything is bigger in Texas, but it’s not. It’s bigger in Washington. (The state, not the district of Columbia.) They’ve got humongous trees, snow capped mountains, 6 foot anthills and even giant slugs. They made a lot of progress on the house while…

The Men will be home alone from tomorrow until the 6th. They’ll be eating meat, watching movies, spending time with the extended family and playing golf. I’ll be meditating and being silent here. So, this will be my last post until September 6th or 7th. Do NOT get blown away by Gustav while I’m gone!…

Here’s a sample of the soapstone counter tops we’re getting, sitting on top of a sample floor tile. And here’s the screened porch as of this morning: