Part 17: We're still in this!
My last blog post ended in October 2020 and today it is January 29, 2022. What?! How fast time passes... even when we are stuck in this...
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Part 16: We're in this for the long haul...
Hard to believe it's been over 6 months since I last wrote a post, but these are strange times and Alan and I found ourselves just...
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Part 15: Pandemic Projects
It's hard to believe that its been 4 months since I last wrote an update! So much has happened and we're living in troubled times... but...
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Part 14: The final push and our 'black beauty' is home!
In early November, I noticed a handwritten 'to-do' list for the crew taped to one of the doors and we knew we were in the final stage of...
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Part 13: All hands on deck and... a difficult anniversary.
The drywall, taping and sanding gets done in record time. Grant and Adam from Grant Taylor's Contracting are real pros. And then they...
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Part 12: Road trips, fall colours and big progress on the build!
One of the things we really love to do is take a road trip. We pack up the car with snacks, water, a cooler bag, hiking boots, beach...
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Part 11: Before the Storm/After The Storm...
On Friday August 30, we had a terrific meeting with an engineer working as a consultant and basically, all of his clients are potential...
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Part 10: Windows, doors, shingles, floors...
On August 21, we finally did the Gaff Point Trail! It was a beautiful Wednesday night and after finishing our work for the day, we...
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Part 9: Raising the Roof!
Monday, August 5th and... it's not much of a holiday Monday for the crew! But a super exciting step in the construction process for us to...
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Part 8: Things We Say Now.
It's funny. We find ourselves saying things we've never said before. Like "wow, things really grow here!... If you're done for the day,...
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Part 7: Beach Time, Business, Construction... all on the up!
Since July 2nd, the weather has been stellar. Blue skies, a warm breeze off the cove... just lovely. And it's been good for our build...
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Part 6: Birthdays and Building... these are a few of our favourite things!
It was finally a sunny, beautiful day on June 24th, and as the dig started, we felt a bit reluctant to leave... but Alan's birthday had...
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Part 5: there will be no retiring anytime soon...
I stated at the opening of this blog that we have no intentions of retiring. Shortly after we arrived, we joined the Bridgewater and Area...
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Part 4: Settling in to a whole new life...
The next few weeks were spent discovering our land and our country house and falling in love with it – the bones are good, the windows...
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Part 3: The road trip and arriving 'home'...
Finally we were counting down the days. We were packing up the condo and saying goodbye to friends – this was the really tough part and...
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Part 2: The plan is in place...
There are a lot of logistics involved to move across the country. The first was a plan to get all our stuff there, protect our delicate...
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PART 1: It all started with a trip to England...
It all started with a trip to England in September of 2014. As we wandered around the sweet town of Cranbrook where Alan had spent some...
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