We headed up early morning on Saturday, trying to give the ranch roads and our access road as much time as possible to dry out. Waiting definitely helped, but our access road was still too swamped/muddy to make it through. So, we took the back way in again, which turns out might be our best…
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Daily Visit (10/18/2015)
We had some special company in town, my brother and his wife Kerry, so we decided to head up for a day trip. Picking them up at the airport, we then proceeded to Boulder City for brunch at the ‘World Famous’ Coffee Cup, which has been featured on triple-D. Not bad at all. Then it…
Utility Shed Build 2 & Deck Extension (10/2/15)
Well, it has been two weeks since my last update. We have been to the property, and very busy, but upon leaving the prior weekend, I forgot to capture our progress, so I decided to skip a week. We are back on track now, blog wise. After returning last night, it is time to get…
Utility Shed Build 1 (9/18/15)
Headed up Friday afternoon ready to start another weekend of projects. You could tell we had some rain throughout the week, but for the most part the roads were dry and easy to transit. Our water tank is probably at 1,000 gallons just waiting for me to get the power/pumping working! Can’t wait. So, in…
Loft Build Step 7 Windows & Doors (9/4/15)
Our project list for this past weekend, a nice three day weekend, was to install three windows, a patio door, and our entry door. The whole process started at Lowe’s on Friday afternoon. We were actually going to head out of town a little early to get a head start on the weekend. First thing,…
Loft Build Step 6 (8/28/15)
After a successful week with John and I doing most of the loft and roofing, Sheralee and I headed up with some projects to complete. We wanted to finish the roof and loft sheathing, finish house wrap on the loft and roof, frame in the stair structure window and door wall, and sheath and wrap…
Loft Build Step 4 (8/14/15)
Monday after a successful weekend on the ranch. What a warm and physical weekend. whew. We made some significant progress this weekend in moving towards a finished loft area that will be our bedroom, tv room, and second floor deck. Before I move into our progress for the weekend, something has to be said about…
Loft Build Step 3 (8/7/15)
We headed up to the property this weekend, with ‘lofty’ goals. Yes, that is a pun, and definitely intended. We made it out of town in a record time and the drive was pretty uneventful, until we got close to Seligman, AZ. Massive thunderstorms overhead and a wall of water coming down from the sky…pretty…
Loft Build Step 2 (7/24/15)
Wow, I just realized my last weekend blog update was July 2nd. Since then I took a trip to the Philippines, and weekends just haven’t worked out, but alas we made it back to our beloved place on Earth. We headed up for our second week long vacation on the ranch. Headed up after work…
Loft Build Step 1 (7/2/15)
This is the first posting in what will be several ‘loft build’ posts I am sure. Technically, we are about 3 weeks behind, well weekends actually, but we definitely have ‘livability’ assured and made each aspect of being on the ranch as functional as possible. Our goal was to make sleeping, eating, cooking, and cleaning…