and a brown bird sang in an apple tree

My baby, Aurora, turned three. She’s a sweet, compassionate, loving, and eager little lovely:)

Happy birthday my little girl!

Tim finished all the little details with the foundation (form removal, exterior plumbing and electrical, drain rock, septic hook up, etc) in July in preparation for his ‘vacation’ time in August. The house materials arrived in late July and Tim started building full time on August 1st.

I’m trying to dream this into reality. I suppose it’s not the specific things in these images that I like. I think it’s that they fit into what we’re able to build. And that they’re light filled. And practical and multifunctional. I hope it’s not all vanity. It’s more about finding what brings light and peace and joy and home. It’s small so we need to get creative about how to fit what we need, comfortably.

Recently, Tim added a window and exchanged the french doors with a single glass door so that we could have this breakfast nook. We’ll be able to see the whole yard, the gate, the maple tree, the garden, the future labyrinth and the great trees out the back. Yeah!!

As soon as the septic is done, we can choose a spot for the compost bins and the labyrinth… can’t wait! Oh yeah, we can get seed for the lawn… camomile or clover?? definately not grass. There will be no mowing!