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Work Begins at the New House

December 21, 2013 by NZ Filbruns Leave a Comment

I knew I’ve been neglecting this, but didn’t realize it’s already been nearly a month! Can you tell we’ve been working at the house? That’s where we go when we can spare some time at home (which isn’t often, as it turns out). We’ve been over there two days a week, so far. It’s a good thing we can’t move in for a few weeks yet–it will take that long to get the place cleaned up! Here are a few pictures of what’s happening so far.

This is the driveway.

The cattle stop has a big plum tree growing through it!

Our shipping container/sleepout.

The audience watching the container being unloaded included these curious girls.

The overgrown house, from the north.

Looking toward the house from the gate at the road–south side.

Inside the container.

Some trees have been taken out.

Now we can actually see the back of the house!

The path from back of the house to the road. The footpath is totally over grown, so we’re working on uncovering it.

My favorite feature in the kitchen–a wood cook stove!

View from the kitchen window. This is the only countertop space so far.

Gayle is remodeling this area to make more countertop space. There was a space here for a frig and chest freezer, but it was too short for modern fridges.

One whole wall of the kitchen is cupboards!

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