Confession. I still have some “what the hell are you doing?” thoughts, two years later. They seem to strike when I’m in the city, where checkbook matters inevitably take center stage.
When I actually arrive at the woods and weeHouse and Loveless Lake (these days, sauntering down the awesome Saturn Deck), it’s so mind-blowingly fun and beautiful and full of surprises, that all of that left-brain, Monday-thru-Friday handwringing stuff just falls away.
Who knew two years ago that I would have the stomach to take on all that trash and see the beauty in this piece of land on the verge of foreclosure? (OK, confession No. 2. I didn’t have the stomach. Chris did.)
And then … who in the world goes around hiring crane and crew and watching a weeHouse that was bought -- sight unseen -- fly through the air onto that piece of land? (Great coaching from Alchemy.)
My latest thing, as yet unchronicled in this blog (soon, very soon), is to buy some deck boards from a guy in Palisade, Minn., who is harvesting Minnesota wood and baking them, without chemicals, in a kiln imported from Finland.
What an adventure. And, I do believe, we’re bringing a whole lotta love to Loveless.
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| The current scene, with the aging Chipper. |
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| Rubble, October 2011: Chris, left, and The Builder |
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| October 2010: Day One. |
Some days, Mason and I wonder what the hell we've done with our lives. But most days, we wonder why everyone else isn't living this way! Alas, sounds like you have the same outlook! Congrats on all the progress! The front walk is charming, especially once you get all those plants in, right?? CONGRATS!
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