The above picture is a reminder of why we moved here. We have lost our perspective at times and this is a great reminder of…
Continue reading The builder of my dreams
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I arrived over two months ago to an over the moon dog and happy husband. I felt excited driving down our long and bumpy drive way through…
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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…
Continue reading Death and Destruction
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I was working late tonight removing some siding in preparation for installing a beam so we can remove the side of the house and enclose…
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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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A hundred year old farm house with no heat and no insulation is not a great place to live in the winter in Canada. Easy…
Continue reading The Saga of the Trailer
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I’m OK Today was a fun day, I was a lumberjack. One of the things that really needed to be done in the first month…
Continue reading On Wednesdays I go Shopping
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The guys from West Kootenay Septic solutions showed up to check out the septic system. As expected, it was so old and undersized that it…
Continue reading Nowhere to Poop
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