{this moment}
{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
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7 April, 2012 Leave a comment
Fresh Start
Where did 2011 go? We had such a promising start, but boy, did life get in the way of getting much done down at lillehjem. Between 4-H for the boys, my trip to NYC, 2 camping trips, various lessons and such, we have been on the run like no one’s business. We did manage to lay in a generous stash of firewood for the winter for us, the grands & our neighbors (in return for a fabulous culvert for the driveway), but here in Central CA, winter doesn’t seem to want to show up.
Perfect weather to get serious about working on lillehjem. Come hell or high water, staying in tents or the 5th-wheel trailer, we will be moving down there by the end of June. The thought is that by only having to focus on one mountain property’s requirements, we’ll be able to get things done a bit faster! But, life might be a bit nicer having a solid roof than a tent. Wish us luck and here’s to 2012 – a year of adventure, building, moving & more!
2 January, 2012 1 Comment
First Day of Clearing
We spent Mothers’ Day clearing our little space on the family land. There are at least 232 eucalyptus trees/trunks that need to come down along what we call the Eucalyptus Trail. It’s lovely having so many along the trail, but they shed like crazy, suck up extremely valuable water (that we need here in dry CA), & create massive widow-makers that we would rather not have fall on us anytime soon.
My folks are a great help — Dad has nearly every tool known to mankind
and Mom and I enjoy doing the “unskilled labor” of hauling brush.
Ry is so very patient with me and my crazy ideas — building some sort of alternative house
has been a vision of mine for years and he’s amazingly willing to go along for the ride!
Even the boys are helping off and on. Cade wasn’t dressed for the occasion
since he spent most of the day building boxes/frames for his beehives.
Our truck on the sweet little driveway coming into Lillehjem.
Just a few of the 42 trees + limbs we pulled down that day. Eucalyptus is heavy.
And a few more.
Just a few hours work and you can see the ground and walk all over!
Lots more to go, but progress is happening!
19 May, 2011 Leave a comment
Welcome!
Come on in! Join us as we build a little cluster of tiny homes we’re calling “Lillehjem” for our family of four.
We’re just at the beginning, but hope to make it ready enough to move in in just a year’s time. Can we do it?
Stay tuned for more adventures to come!
19 May, 2011 Leave a comment