People have always told me I’m just like my dad. Ever since I was a little boy the similarities have been pointed out to me…
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The structural repairs are coming along nicely. It’s a good day when I feel like I have made lots of progress by quitting time. Hanging…
Continue reading Joist What I Needed
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Re-configuring an old farm house to create modern living spaces isn’t particularly the easiest thing to do. Old houses were built differently, and were not…
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Either physical or philosophical, every project needs to start with a solid foundation. Boy, were we in trouble! It’s not that we didn’t know what…
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Andrew has taken layer upon layer of walls out of our house. Beautiful old shiplap has been exposed, carefully removed at times and saved for…
Continue reading A piece of history preserved by a pack rat
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Mother Nature can be cruel. My first week in Harrop was cold, the temperature didn’t rise above freezing once, and most nights were -10 or…
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Seeing as it’s the season of giving, I though I would share a few of the little gifts the house has given to use so…
Continue reading Little Hidden Treasures
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If I had to describe this house in one word, it would be ‘Layers’ You know when you are cooking and you’re chopping an onion,…
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The first order of the day this morning was a bit of grocery shopping. I did that a 8:00am because I had a 9:00-11:00 window…
Continue reading Trees, Trailers and Indoor Camping
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Day 1 We officially own the 1907 house and acreage on Kootenay Lake in Harrop, BC just 20 minutes outside Nelson, BC. Andrew left yesterday…
Continue reading The adventure begins with our 1900’s fixer upper on Kootenay Lake
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