9/15 – Here are a few pictures of our latest accomplishments.
We are doing lots of design work on the main house and hope to pour the foundation next month. In the mean time, we are trying to finish up on the siding for the little house. It’s been taking forever ’cause it is usually just one person at a time working on it. But, if we can get a team of three, it goes really fast. So, I have put together a “work/party day” for Toby’s birthday. What he really wants the most is to have some of these projects done. So, tomorrow we are going to try to finish up some of the siding, winterize the house, and cut up more wood for the cord wood walls in the main house.
Kaia starts at a Montessori school (3 days a week) next week and we are all very excited. She has really been getting the shaft with all of our work and no play. So, we think school will be really good for her and give her some time to be a kid. We still hope to home school, but it’s just not feasible right now.
9/17 – OK, so we didn’t finish up the siding, but we did put in the stove chimney and enlarge the chicken run area (to ~1600 sqft!!!. So they are pretty much free range now. Hey, how do you get them to stop sleeping/pooping in their laying boxes?? I put up netting and they tore it down.) We also put up a porch yesterday!!!! Wahoo!! A bunch of people showed up to Toby’s “workin’ birthday”, so they decided to throw up a porch in an afternoon! It looks great and makes this place feel so much more like a ‘home’. We spent this morning relaxing on the porch and even hung up the hammock.
Kaia’s friend came over yesterday, so she was occupied the whole day while the working was going on. At one point, they both came out of the camper with huge smiles on their faces and not a stitch of clothes on! They collectively decided that it was nudey time. 🙂 The place was completely trashed, with toys everywhere. But, they had a blast and kept themselves very busy.
Here’s a little fairy house that Kaia decided to make. She wanted to see if she could entice them with yogurt covered raisins and chocolate peppermint.
And look who can write her name!!!
Here is an ity bity mushroom I found. I can’t identify it except that it is a polypore and looks like a porcini. I will have to bring it to my mushroom friend and see if it is edible.
It looks like things are coming along great..Love the photos!
It’s looking fabulous!
Belated Birthday wishes to Toby, September birthdays rock!
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So good to see y’all having so much fun!
Hi!! I’ve been following your site. You guys are doing great, I’m glad to see people that love the outdoors and aren’t scared to get dirty. Keep up the posts I love them.
the siding looks great. i love the stain color! and what a great porch!
great to see and update. let us know about that shroom!
Things are looking great, and the porch looks like such a wonderful addition. Did you i.d. the enormous mushroom yet? And did any fairies turn out for the yogurt raisins?
Sorry we couldn’t make the party. Deborah and I both had major fundraising events for different organizations this past weekend. Your porch looks awesome! Do keep us on your list for future barnraising events. Happy Birthday to Toby! (if belatedly).
Love that fairy house, too.
Really sorry we could not make it to Toby’s birthday party. Unfortunatley we were out of town. However, I would love to try to come over and help somtime in Novemeber if you guys will have any projects still outstanding. We are moving at the end of October so this month is tight on time.
Anyway the house is looking great and the chickens look even better. I am also excited about the rich variety of mushrooms you seem to have in your surrounding. I really like the idea of a fairy house too. I hope all three of you are doing well and continue to do so. Take care.
Happy Birthday Tobias.