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...

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...

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...

The drywall, taping and sanding gets done in record time. Grant and Adam from Grant Taylor's Contracting are real pros. And then they...

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...

On Friday August 30, we had a terrific meeting with an engineer working as a consultant and basically, all of his clients are potential...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...