Author Archives: Grace

Thank God for New Year’s weekend, which was luxuriously relaxing, with good company and excellent food, and kept my mind from running in maddening circles over this land. And then thank God for Tuesday morning and everyone who went back … Continue reading →

There’s nothing like a very stressful land purchase to make Christmas… practically disappear from my radar, actaully. I hardly noticed it, what with the frantic negotiations with Buildstore and discussions with our accountant about just how much of our company’s … Continue reading →

You know that thing they say about how you shouldn’t announce something until it’s a done deal? Pregnant women do it, there’s a certain number of weeks you’re supposed to wait because you don’t want to have to explain to … Continue reading →

Well, this is a bit of a roller coaster ride. Yesterday I went up to see Barbara Jones of Amazonails to talk about straw bale building and look at the plot. I felt great about the whole thing; liked Barbara, … Continue reading →

Here we go! A blog to chart the progress of our new house (assuming it gets underway; still far from a done deal.) Elmo and I have just had an offer accepted on our dream plot, a south-facing acre of … Continue reading →