CABIN IN THE ROUGH.
Hannah and I had planned a trip back to Bugtussle this week, but I ended up having to go solo. She had an art project to finish for someone and, with Wendell sick and all, it just didn't make sense for both of us to leave––poor guy.I went back to work on the cabin, but mostly I went back to get advice from the Smiths. The Smiths, our neighbors who own Bugtussle Farm and who sold us the land, have pretty much built their homestead from the ground up, almost entirely on their own. Needless to say, this family has been an unending source of inspiration for us. And being able to sit down and talk about the cabin with them these last couple days has given me infinitely more confidence in our situation. We're wanting to move in next month, and I was completely unsure if that was going to be possible until this week. Unsure, that is, until I spoke with the Smiths.Eric and I went through the house and took measurements, brainstormed ideas and made a supply list. There's definitely a ton of work left to be done, but Eric and Cher made it seem possible, less daunting. When Hannah and I make another trip back next week the Smiths are confident that, with their help, we can all work together and knock out the wiring and maybe even the insulation. Getting the bulk work done will definitely put us one, or possibly even two, steps closer to being in the house and on our farm.After the wiring, insulation and stove pipe are installed, all we need is a cookstove and we'll be ready to move in. As the Smiths said: you can live without running water in your house, but you can't live without heat––you have to be able to get warm.Speaking of, does anyone in the Kentucky/Tennessee area have a wood cookstove they're looking to sell? We're definitely in the market for one! Shoot us a message!- Jesse.
