Summer of Discovery
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in House, Inspirations, Outdoors on 28. Jul, 2008 | 10 Comments
Before we bought our house (and its accompanying 63 acres), it had been for sale and sitting empty for years. When we first looked at the property in person, it was January; every square-inch was covered in snow, and all living plants looked like wooden sticks.
As I have but a rudimentary knowledge of all things [...]
Winter Preparations
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in House on 20. Jul, 2008 | 2 Comments
Now that it’s Summer, it is so beautiful and warm that I have to keep smacking my palm against my forehead in order to remind myself that winter is coming and we must prepare.
The basic premise behind our little house is that it will be heated by wood-stove only. We have run some electrical wires [...]
Spring, Sprang, Sprung
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in House, Life Dream on 19. May, 2008 | 3 Comments
This entry has been co-writen by your hosts, Cameron and Laura-Jane. This entry was written from the inside of our car, which, on occassion, doubles as our sleeping cabana.
It being near midnight, the view outside our station wagon’s windshield is pitch black, but during the day we know it to be our glorious field and [...]