Sharing our restoration journey of an 1890's homestead in the PNW!
Eleven work weekends until the move in deadline! Last weekend we (mostly Husband and our buddy A) got ALL our sub-floor water lines in! We also finished the plumbing - got it all glued together and hung at the proper grade. We started with finishing up the plumbing and honestly it didn’t take as long… Continue reading Eleven
Maybe this isn't such a great idea, but I'm counting down the weekends until June 1st (our current -fingers crossed- move in date). Maybe it'll put too much pressure on us. Maybe it'll just be another let down when summer comes and we're nowhere near where we hoped we would be. Or maybe it'll keep… Continue reading Twelve
The past two months have flown by since we got home from New Zealand. And we haven't been entirely productive on the Cabin. We're wasting valuable time. I get done with school at the end of June, and will hopefully have a job before then or very soon after. At that point, I am just… Continue reading February
I love snow. I love how quiet it makes the world. And how it makes everything so beautiful and soft. And that it feels like the holidays. And that it's terrifying to travel in so that even a trip to the grocery store feels like an adventure. We actually got snowed in for a week… Continue reading Snow
When we started this project I was hoping to be moved in before Thanksgiving. That idea is laughable now. I'm crossing my fingers we'll be moved in before next Thanksgiving! (Though I am currently hoping that we'll be moved into a partially completed construction zone by late Spring/early Summer - fingers crossed!). It feels like… Continue reading Year One
My how time flies. I just finished my fifth quarter (of seven!) in the radiologic technology program! Feels like just yesterday I was contemplating the 3 year wait list and if I would still want to be on the same path that far in the future. Now here we are almost 5 years later feeling… Continue reading December Already?!
I remember thinking last year that we were having absolutely gorgeous weather for October. I have a few pictures that look like it's August, but are dated October (and I'm sure it wasn't August heat!). We got lucky enough to see some of that same October sunshine this year, with close to half the month… Continue reading Gorgeous Octobers
Now THIS is the type of instant gratification I've been missing lately! Okay, so maybe it wasn't so instant. But the past few weekends of media blasting, staining, board and batten replacing, and window installing has been incredibly satisfying. We've still got some boards and batten to finish staining - we ran out of stain… Continue reading Media Blasting and Staining
Monday was the first day of Fall. Sounds crazy. I'm pretty sure yesterday was the first day of Summer. Regardless, the rain and cooler weather has been making me feel as cozy as Maverick here. We're putting the garden to bed - i.e. MIL (Mother-in-law) is letting the chickens and ducks roam free through the… Continue reading Fall Has Arrived
Despite my best intentions, I have been doing a very poor job at updating weekly! The past couple of weekends were full of fun and exciting progress, though with the inevitable oncoming rainy season of the PNW, the progress can't seem to come fast enough. The weekend before last we started with finishing up our… Continue reading French Doors, French Drains, and Crawl Spaces
The Homestead Journey 