Leasburgers in Paradise

Gary lights the first fire in our indoor fireplace. It’s supposed to get  down to 3 tonight!

the kitchen, that is. The view from the bar. A close of the east wall.

Dan Couts – working on the backsplash

The south side – collecting solar heat. The front of the house on the north side – that nobody sees.

This passive solar thing is really working out. According to Weather Underground, the high today was 39 degrees. It was sunny all day. It’s 30 degrees outside right now. Our thermostat has been set on 68 degrees all day. The furnace has not come on since early this morning. The temperature on the left is…

The living room in the basement. It’s not unpacked or furnished yet. The furniture upstairs is going down here. We’ve ordered new stuff for up there. (Yes, we have recreated our living room from Brazoria, only it’s reversed. And the bar is granite, not formica. The wall on the left is all windows, just like…