Sharing our restoration journey of an 1890's homestead in the PNW!
So there's good news, great news and bad news. The good news is we still have a little snow around! The great news is, we're no longer snowed in!! The bad news is our driveway is still pretty treacherous, though we can see a bit of gravel in even the roughest of areas now. PROGRESS!… Continue reading Weekend Six
This last week, we got even MORE snow. We were effectively snowed in from Tuesday - Saturday! It was pretty fun, but it did get pretty tiresome eventually; even for me! I took way too many pictures, because I really really love the snow, so I added some more to the weekend four post as… Continue reading Weekend Five
Weekend Four we took a SNOW DAY. If you know me, you know there are a couple of things about winter I LOVE: 1. Christmas 2. SNOWWWWSeriously, here in the PNW, (by which I mean basically the most Pacific North West corner of the continental U.S. - we're 10 minutes from the Canadian border and… Continue reading Weekend Four
This weekend I got scheduled to work on a Sunday instead of a Saturday, and it ended up working out beautifully. We worked on the Cabin on Saturday and on Sunday morning, winter arrived. It's already February, but we haven't had barely a dusting of snow so far. This Sunday, however, it snowed all day… Continue reading Weekend Three
Weekend Two consisted of more tear down. Stripping the layers off of the log walls and removing the interior walls. Our main goal is to get all the stuff we want removed in the cabin done before we get a big dumpster rented and maybe even some machinery to get the addition out of here.… Continue reading Weekend Two
Old image from October We are spread incredibly thin at the moment, and we don't even have any kids yet! I keep trying to convince my husband that getting pregnant while in school and restoring the Cabin is a fantastic idea and will help get the second one on the way before I hit the… Continue reading Weekend One: Let the Gutting Begin!
The Homestead Journey 