Author: landusandmarthaatwork
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Refinement
After 4 years, we continue to make improvements to the property. The house needed a bath and the tiger wood needed to be sealed again. The sun has taken its toll on the wood. We added some gravel to the front drive and some pine bark mulch to create a more finished look to the…
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Update
Yes, I’m still here. My last entry was mid-January and we are in April now and my head hangs from embarrassment. Much has happened including a trip to Las Vegas, the death of a dear friend and a trip to NC for my 56th birthday. Things have been… well… challenging. Many of the problems are…
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Rainy, cold and down to the details.
That’s our boat under water. Usually, it sits on its side leaning up against a tree completely out of the water. Looks like the lake is up 3 – 4′. This is how much rain we have had. Everything is damp and the colder it becomes, the more we need the power and heat to…
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Net Zero?
The definition of net zero is that in a year, you essentially create as much energy as you use. This house is being built to be very energy efficient. I am anxious to see our electric bills. But we are not producing energy. We have mentioned to the electrician that we want to build in…
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More Photos
I’ve been asked to centralize the photos and post more. You will see a link under pages labeled photo galleries where these links are consolidated. You will also see pages pop up here and there which are the actual photo pages because they have to be published before I can link to them. I’m sure there…
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Living in the barn.
I mentioned I would talk about living in the barn after we had done it for a while. Well, it has been since the end of July. There are many aspects to this lifestyle I have had to simply get over. The biggest one is dust. Living next to Landus’ wood shop is just something…
