The Little House Goes Down the Big Hill!

Yesterday we moved the little cabin from the top of the mountain down to our property at the bottom of the mountain. It was quite a journey that required every single piece of heavy machinery that we had access to!



It's headed down the big hill!



Collier decided to pick some apples from our tree while he waited for Papa to maneuver the trailer through the gate to our drop-spot.



Getting the trailer into position. The plan is to slide the whole structure off of the trailer so that it blocks the 8 foot pathway next to the well. This should protect the well by keeping other vehicles from driving too closely to it in the future.



Half way off the trailer.



And it's off!



Papa and Collier made quick work of the leveling process with a vehicle jack and some big rocks we scrounged up from around the property.

We achieved a few other goals during the day:

I went to town and took a Literature exam at the local Community College. I love exams that include short essay prompts. They inspire quick thinking and force creativity in a limited period of time. This time my two essays included a comparison of the protagonist in "'Repent Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman" with the infamous Mork from the 80's television show Mork and Mindy, as well as a brief opinion piece concerning how the plot of Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walked Away from Omelas" might have dramatically changed had the Harlequin taken the place of the protagonist in this story.



Secondly, our carpenter completed a new set of barn doors! They are beautiful, and we can't wait to paint them with the rest of the house exterior.

Finally, we began staining the boards that will trim the interior windows and doors! Photos coming soon!