Last week we were told that there was an atmospheric river forming that would hit the west coast on the weekend. On Saturday I saw people on social media making fun of the fact that there was no real rain and jokingly implying that we all might have been warned for just […]
I like to spend the downtime over the holidays cleaning up, organizing, and trying to get to things that have been on my ‘to do’ list way too long. This year I’ve been going through old files trying to get rid of papers I don’t need anymore. I have a lot of files
After having worked so hard on the “Yome” (the large tent cabin from the previous blog) and with all the work that I still need to do clearing the many dead trees, Tamara has given in on getting me a small speedy red convertible. It arrived last week and as Amy can attest,
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As you may recall from our previous blog entry I was left with a “broken” yome roof and a bruised ego in regards to my building skills. So as we were already in great need of a vacation Tamara and I first went on a long weekend trip to Portland by train (you
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Part yurt, part dome this “home” is more spacious and open without any fence-like latticework covering the walls and windows. We purchased a “do it yourself” kit which meant that we received the covering for the structure, the hardware (like bolts and nuts etc.) and “instructions” on how to build it. Before we received the
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Last Saturday was a nice break in between storms so I decided to clear some of the standing dead trees by going out and using my new chainsaw. By the end of the day I had cut down seven trees and it was time to call it a day and get back to the house
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Ramon and I purchased the property that is now Reverie Retreat from the estate of Don and Phyllis Gernes. When Don and Phyllis bought the property in the 1960s, the only building here was an old “miner’s cabin” and an outhouse. Yet the property has a rich history of western settlement stemming from
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Living in wine country is just as much fun as you would imagine. It’s just a short jaunt to world-class wine tasting (and we take advantage of this often), there are wine-related events every weekend throughout the summer and fall, all of the restaurants in our region have great wine lists, and we are making
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We just had our friends and family weekend and it was as always a blast. It was a packed weekend full of AMAZING food, great drinks and lots of good conversations, yet perhaps most important, the chance to enjoy the peace and quiet and the mountain air. And then
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The first time I visited Reverie and walked the property with Tamara and Ramon, I noticed her- a tall sentinel rooted near the lower boundary of the land. I knew at once that this Oak was a very special tree, an elder among the native and planted trees that call Reverie home.
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