Sharing our restoration journey of an 1890's homestead in the PNW!
Last weekend marked nine weekends left until move in date! Though with all the shut downs with the corona virus maybe that’ll be altered. Last Friday we went out and attempted to bring home enough supplies for the next 4 major projects. We’ll see how we did as the projects progress I guess :)! I’ve… Continue reading Nine
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
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
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
Today marks one year that we've owned our little (soon to be) oasis. This beautiful gem of a property first showed up in our lives in mid June and, I kid you not, the moment I laid eyes on the Cabin I knew it was the one. Now, just to be fair, there were like… Continue reading One Year Later
While this post has been literal months in the making, I am so excited to share that the foundation is officially completed! It only took more than twice as long as we originally thought it would, but there were lots of different reasons for that. Looking back through my photos to find the best ones… Continue reading We have a FOUNDATION!
I promise I'll post an update on the Cabin progress soon. First I wanted to share how the many, many plants have been doing and how the property has been shaping up throughout this summer. Here is an overwhelming amount of flower pictures as I haven't been keeping up on sharing: We finally had some… Continue reading Summertime at the Homestead
The Homestead Journey 