Logging has started....

Yep, you heard me :-) We have started logging the property. Well, not by ourselves, but trees have fallen so we have a much better idea now of the area in which our house will stand in the next few months. Below are some photos we took last weekend.

Timberrrrrr:



Sean in the driveway:



The view from the driveway towards where the house will stand:



The house will be in the far corner:



Sean surveying the downed trees and imaging the house in their place:




That's all for now, folks - more details as they become available :-)

Happy New Year!!

Teresa

New house and site...

I know it's been a while again since I've updated here. That's because we didn't have much news. However, we've decided to go with a different (smaller) house on a different lot.

Note: click on the images below to get bigger versions.

Here's the house, and here are pics of the new site, starting with a view of it from across the lake:



we'll be up the hill somewhat, not right on the shore of the lake, but you get the general idea.

Here's the driveway:



and here are a few shots of where it will be sited, along with different views of the driveway as you go further along it:


















We're hoping to start in March - fingers crossed etc. We have a fantastic builder, which is so important, and we're happy to wait for him to be free. Looks like we'll be spending the winter here in our cozy little cabin.

More updates when we have more news :-)

Teresa

Update on the house...

Well, there's really not much to tell. All the builders up here are super busy, so we're looking at next spring before we start. Which, although it seems far away now, really isn't too long to wait.

We do have someone who will give us a quote in a few weeks and we're hoping it will come in at the right price. He does great work.

So for now, we're looking for somewhere temporary for the winter. There are several options - will keep you updated once we make a decision :-)

That's it for now. I'll try to post some pics of our temp digs when I get a chance.

Teresa

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Got dem empty house blues...

yep - it's kinda weird, rattling around in this place with no furniture etc. The cats have adjusted, though - this morning we could hear them running, jumping and skidding around on the hardwood with complete abandon *g*.

We set out on our trek on Sunday morning - bright and early!! I'll be taking photos along the way and will post the first lot from my sister's in Saskatoon - we'll be spending three days there. It's been since Christmas of '04 since we've seen them, so it will be lots of fun - our nephews are now 8 and 5, while our niece is now 3. We hope to go to the zoo with them - it's actually more like an animal sanctuary, with wide open spaces for the majority of the animals to roam. Only the most dangerous are kept in cages - not really very good advertising if the wolf goes after a wee visitor!

Here's hoping we get good weather along the way :-) And as little construction traffic as possible.

Teresa

A Surprise on the Sunshine Coast

So, Sean and his dad got home yesterday evening to find quite a surprise waiting for them. Similar to the surprise waiting for my mother-in-law earlier in the afternoon when she went to the llama shed to check on their feed (long time readers of this blog might remember the pics I posted of the llamas last August). She was thinking that Dusty, the older llama, was getting a little plump, so maybe she should cut back on her food a bit.

Into the shed she walks, only to notice something quite unexpected. This:




Pretty cool, huh? Turns out Dusty wasn't getting fat - she was pregnant! And was probably just pregnant when she moved into my mother-in-law's last summer. Isn't the baby adorable? I'd no idea she'd be so big! I'm sure our niece is going to be THRILLED. Have to admit, I'm looking forward to seeing the baby when we get there in a few weeks.

Sean and his dad missed all the excitement. But they did have fun skiing - here's a shot of Sean enjoying the slopes:




Happy Friday!

Teresa

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Another of Sean's trip photos

He says he used the self-timer and balanced the camera on his backpack in the passenger seat *g*. Very resourceful, is my Sean :-) Click on the photo to get a slightly bigger version - he's sending them on dial-up, so he's reduced the size considerably.

Teresa