Bless this House
Today, we earned our whetting bush! The timber framers are well in tune with this tradition and were willing to assist as we posted the bush. They congratulated…
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Just like the Model!
Bedford Landings continues to take shape. It is just as we had depicted in the model that Jack built. See model in foreground. The Blue Ridge TimberWrights crew continues…
Read MoreWe’re Proud, Happy, and Thrilled!
I know it may just be a Karen moment (only funny to me), but when WSLS Channel 10 did the interview with me on Friday about Bedford Landings,…
Read MoreTechnical Aspects
Usually Karen does the posts, but Jack is posting today. This is an email he sent to non-facebook users. He outlines more technical aspects. Today we began raising…
Read MoreShiver me Timbers!
We awoke about 5:45 like it was Christmas Day! And all day, Jack and I have had that butterfly feeling of excitement and on the edge of tears…
Read MoreShivers & Shakes
This week was SUPPOSED to be the week that we start making our house look real by raising the timbers. However, the timbers didn’t come. Blue Ridge TimberWrights…
Read MoreA Day in the LIfe of Karen & Jack
We generally awaken between 6:00 and 6:30 but some nights we toss and turn all night with the sound of wind or rain on the hangar tin roof.…
Read MoreBaby It’s Cold Outside!
The past two weeks have been brrrrr cold! Snow, then wind, then rain, then freezing in the basement! We wrapped the completed first floor with plastic. That was…
Read MoreMath & Glue
How much glue does it take to lay a floor on a 2700 square foot surface? A whole barrel full! The guys just throw the tubes anywhere so…
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