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Building slow – Ten things we may have done right
Posted on June 30, 2010 | 1 CommentA few months ago, I read an article in DWELL magazine talking about the "slow build movement" happening in this country. Here I thought we were just slow builders, but it turns out we are actually part of a "movement." While I'm not too sure the "slow build movement' is going to catch on like wildfire, (mostly because people don't like to live too long with unfinished projects), we realized the time we've been taking to build may have actually led us do a few things right. We know this because we are still married. -
The foundation of a good marriage—big power tools
Posted on September 9, 2009 | No CommentsNow that my husband Bob and I have built two small sheds and a 110 sq. ft cabin, it was time to take on the Big House. A term generally reserved for a jailhouse, the locked in feeling to this project both financially and physically has us doing two to five with some time off for good behavior. -
The Green Green Owner/Builder: The sustainable marriage test.
Posted on April 18, 2009 | No CommentsWhen the road to building a “green” house is paved with a little mud. by Jen Pennington The sustainable marriage...