Nesting, again...

[katequicksilvr]

...I seem to get this bug.  20 years ago, I finally built my cabin in the woods, a lifelong dream--and wrote a book about the process,  A Naturalist's Cabin , which came out in 1991... (yes, of course, it's out of print too, but you can still find it.  Some mad optimist has one listed for $270+ on Amazon, but there are also quite a few affordable

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[anonymous]

I envy you so much your independence. :) I would so love to have a cabin like yours, but I lack the funds and the skills. I work where I am and that's the way it's always been. I almost had a studio, but then the price of wood went thru the roof and that shot down that idea. Will be looking forward to your newest adventure. Be well.

[katequicksilvr]

Thank you. This is going to be really tiny, as in REALLY tiny, and we can do part of the work ourselves. Joseph is very handy. We'll recycle what we can, too. It's cheaper and has more character, anyway!

I may have to make a building blog.*G* We went next door and scoped out the location this morning; years ago when I bought this house I chose it because it faces a steep hill no one would build on, so it looks as if it's in the woods. (As long as you don't look next door or out the front.*G*) Very peaceful...

[anonymous]

Oh Kate! That sounds like a grand plan, even if it is for a small space. Definitely take pictures AND a journal of the process -- who knows, it may lead to another book.
Brenda Yarborough

[katequicksilvr]

I really REALLY needed it last fall and winter, Miss Bren, but as you know things are calmer now. Still I'm not getting any younger and I'm finding walking over uneven ground increasingly difficult. Plan ahead, I say!

I just went out and shot photos of the location, it really rocks for right in town and a half block from a little state highway. SO glad I bought that lot when the house next door burned down...

[katequicksilvr]

Oh, I do too, thank you Annie! I love the cabin, but it is SO frustrating on those days I can't get there...and sometimes you just don't have time.

And you know what? Having a real flush toilet, running water, and a refrigerator 15 feet away sounds really nice sometimes!

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[anonymous]

Yay, Kate! I'm so glad for you on many levels- first that things have calmed down somewhat for you both, and second that you'll be getting you a nice hidaway/studio nearby!

Re: cabin

[katequicksilvr]

Thank you! It's going to be tiny, probably 8' x 10', but that's room for a desk, a couple of comfy chairs, and some shelves.

[yanagi_wa]

A studio! Yay. How nice for you. I converted my sun room into one. Its really nice to have a place of your own.

[katequicksilvr]

I think it will be, yes, thank you! And a place apart is good, even it if isn't very far.