Author Archives: mark-diane

Yesterday, the roller coaster was flying at full speed.  These are some very, very exciting, trying, boisterous times. The new (old) (new-to-us) water well waved a few warning flags.  Mark spent much of his day dealing with water issues.  His … Continue reading →

This isn’t the photo I wanted to post, but it is fabulous and it will suffice. I wanted to post the photo of our totally empty main level here in the forest.  I open a drawer and it echoes.  I … Continue reading →

Exhaustion. I am so tired that I don’t know what to say.  I want to tell you all about today’s massive moving of stuff..to the thrift store (again), the trash (again), sold (again), packed (again). Today, I help my mother’s … Continue reading →

As this log pile grows, the items in the house vanish.  Vanish is not quite the optimum word.  We piece through each and every shred of our lives and wonder what to take.  I constantly remind myself that I have … Continue reading →

Isn’t it beautiful?  Our driveway.  I want to be there.  I want to be a part of the initial action, but it is not to be.  My heart aches. So, I am here, culling through copious amounts of life belongings … Continue reading →

…and so it begins in earnest.  A few trees are down.  The POD has been delivered (although it has to be replaced…it leaks).  Boxes are being packed.  More thrift store runs have been made. I can see the top of … Continue reading →

When did all this nonsense about curb appeal begin?  First impression of a home and all that?  When did people lose the ability to walk into a home and envision possibilities, instead of having it staged to fill in their … Continue reading →

Here we go.  We are so lucky to have the most amazing builder/architect/designer/friend.  We met the crew and they rock.  We toured homes and amazing things await us.  We set stakes and dragged around twine, because I needed to “see” … Continue reading →

Funny thing.  Most people empty their bookshelves and then sell them.  Not so in this home!  My better half has been hard at work emptying the shelves all week.  He has made numerous trips to the library to donate books; … Continue reading →

Time to get the ball rolling; downhill, at top speed.  However, the red tape rears its ugly head and we wait. A million years ago, we lived for a time in a 15 1/2 foot travel trailer.  It was so … Continue reading →