Sharing our restoration journey of an 1890's homestead in the PNW!
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
The Homestead Journey 