Barn: Part 2
As most rural Vermont residents know, there are five seasons spanning the year. Winter, spring, summer, fall, and Mud Season. Well, Marion and I have extended that list to include one more. Construction season covers the two month period from mid-September through mid-November. It is …
Barn: Part 1
Our plans for a barn originated at the moment that the land was purchased. Those plans have evolved a lot over the years, but there has never been a question as to the importance of the building that will become the centerpiece in our revival of this old hillside farm. While …
When a Tree Falls
Over the past couple years I have become a regular reader of the Green Building Advisor blogs. Although we are two years away from breaking ground on the 780 sq ft home we have planned, I feel as if there just isn’t enough time to …
The Fullness of Summer
Snowflakes are dancing on a sharp autumn wind as I type these words. I probably should be writing of winter’s approach, but my thoughts are lingering in the fullness of the summer months recently passed. It’s been four months since my last entry in this …
A Complete Process
“Temporary? Put a date on it.” I’d grown used to that phrase during the winter of 2007 and spring of 2008. When we first moved into Gypsy (our house) we set up a camp table for food preparation and to have a place to eat. …
