Fire

Devastating losses as fire ravaged the Methow this last week. It’s hard to find words to describe this event, the tragedy, the amazing power of the fire, and most importantly the way the community has leaned on each other through such difficult times. On Thursday I snapped this picture from our place, when this portion of the fire was still just the “Cougar Flats” fire and had not merged into the firestorm that became the Carlton Complex.14 - 1

Please consider donating to help both short and long term recovery in the Methow.

Fourth of July Trip

Patio is staked out, pouring was happening this week (slowed by it being absolutely scorching).
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Patio by master bedroom. Outdoor show in concrete wall wiggle.
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Entry porch
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Bed at the end of the library
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Library shelves
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Kitchen in progress
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Bunk room beds in progress
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Pantry with ladder to storage area
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Pantry and powder room door hardware
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More exterior photos
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Fourth of July Trip

Patio is staked out, pouring was happening this week (slowed by it being absolutely scorching).
IMG_20140702_201639576_HDR
IMG_20140705_085921703_HDR
IMG_20140702_194952896_HDR
IMG_20140705_090002409
IMG_20140705_085948034
Patio by master bedroom. Outdoor show in concrete wall wiggle.
IMG_20140705_090031465
Entry porch
IMG_20140705_085827624_HDR
Bed at the end of the library
IMG_20140702_140016540_HDR
Library shelves
IMG_20140705_075620764
Kitchen in progress
IMG_20140703_191134195_HDR
Bunk room beds in progress
IMG_20140703_191724520_HDR
Pantry with ladder to storage area
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Pantry and powder room door hardware
IMG_20140702_193247827
More exterior photos
IMG_20140702_201332677_HDR
IMG_20140710_205224
IMG_20140710_205115

Country Living

Hazards of the country life. Poison oak:
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I’ve only found a small patch, but still not going to be fun removing it.

Rattlensnake caught by our builder:
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Excavator, whose family homesteaded the land, says not many rattlers around our land, but his grandpa used to dynamite a den of them the next ridge over. Also grandma used to shoot them with a shotgun.