Natural World and Leading Lines Photo 101 – Assignment 8 This tree represents a sense of survival. It was really rather odd-looking — about 8 foot tall with a big hole in the middle and a few branches sticking sideways out of the top. The fact that it was still standing with this giant hole … Continue reading
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Along a Lonely Road
These photos are from our recent trip to Missouri. Yesterday, I shared a photo taken from on overlook in the Mark Twain National Forest. Over the Tops of the Trees. I took these photos on the way to that great spot. Photo 1 – We were driving along a highway in the Mark Twain … Continue reading
Over the Tops of the Trees
We found this spot while driving in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri. We saw a sign that seemed to point the way to a scenic overlook. It was a fairly well maintained dirt road; so we decided to try it even though we were in my Sebring convertible. After we drove into the … Continue reading
Phase One… Building A House
Phase One It’s taken months, but the planning process for our new home is finished. We’ve even finalized many of the choices for inside our home — flooring, bathroom tile, fireplace, doors and appliances. Now it’s time to move to the first phase of building — the dirt work. Dirt Work Yes, the dirt work has finally started … Continue reading
Moving – phase 1
We’re Really Going to Move We’ve been working with our builder on the design for our new home for several months now. The fact that we’re moving has not really seemed too real until today because so far all the work on the new house has been on paper only. True, we’ve been packing … Continue reading
Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget
or A CEO’s Taste on a Teacher’s Budget Let’s build a House I’m Starting to Blush This is kind of an embarrassing post. So, why write it? Truthfully, I’m writing this potentially embarrassing post because I believe others may find themselves in the same situation. Now. that I have your attention … Continue reading
The Dream Continues: Researching, Planning, and Waiting … Building a New Home
The dream of our new home continues while we wait on the second version of our home design plans. The first draft didn’t fulfill the vision we had for a light filled, open floor plan. Having never gone through the process of building a home, we really didn’t know what to expect. Evidently, it’s normal … Continue reading
Rainy Day Reflections 