I am sitting on my new-to-me sofa. It is in my new living room and I’m staring at a blank wall that will one day house a book shelf, television, various geodes, paintings and an elk shed or two. Two only if I find another one, ha! I have the internet. It is amazing. We aren’t…
Hello everyone! I can’t believe it’s been almost 2 months since I’ve been able to blog. Lots has happened, including but not limited to the following. A) I painted my front door green. B) It’s a bad, bright green therefore I am going to have to repaint it. C) The cows are settled in their new…
When my husband and I began this adventure called “Building a House”, everyone said it would be stressful, cost more and take much longer than we expected. Boy, were they right! In my springy, starry-eyed optimistic brain, I thought, “Pooh, we’ll be in by Christmas!” That didn’t happen. As I am staring down February in…
So, this exciting thing happened a few weeks ago. We got ELECTRICITY! Let’s not dwell on the fact that it cost twice what we expected. Or that the people clearing a right-of-way cut down the only dogwood tree I’ve found on the entire place (which wasn’t even ON the right-of-way.) Or that they didn’t fix…
I hope I’m not boring you with house stuff, but that’s the biggest thing going in my world right now. I’ve tried to take a few seconds to soak in the details. Wood shavings…. Penciled in notes….. And doors marked just for us. I told my husband, just last night, how this doesn’t seem real.…
So, y’all know we have a slab poured. Next stop, frame work. I’m super excited about this for several reasons. In no particular order. 1. I can see my drawing come to life. 2. Addie finally realizes this will be a house with rooms, not just a slab with walls. 3. I can finally know…
I’m not a big fan of concrete. Unless, it’s being poured as a slab for my dwelling or chicken pen. This particular batch of concrete was destined for the house. So I didn’t mind. There were a lot of men giving a lot of orders. Mostly in Spanish. I tried to stay out of the…
The men and boys in my life love to bow hunt. This has never appealed to me for various reasons. Bow season is still hot in Texas. Which means the mosquitos are still awful. And, you can’t wear repellent. And it’s hot. And well, I just don’t have time for all that. However, I do have…
Let me first express how happy I am to finally be having a house built. I’ve been dreaming and drawing my house the way other little girls plan their weddings. For. Years. Albeit, it is not my low-country cottage with enclosed porches and a library like Belle had in Beauty and the Beast, but hey. …
About 3 weeks ago I had to run over to our new place to get a few pictures of the slab. The bank needed me to text them over. So I left the house about 30 minutes early and parked by the road, choosing to walk to the house rather than bother with the gate. …
The Wicked Chicken 