Six years ago, we lost our home to wildfire. We've since rebuilt and moved back up to our mountain home. Have we fully recovered? That's an interesting question. Most of the trees are still burnt matchsticks, habitat for the many wild things that live here. It's a stark reminder of past years. Not having trees … Continue reading Six Years Later
After 1458 days, First Reader and I finally received our permanent Certificate of Occupancy from the county. This was a few days shy of the four-year anniversary of losing the house to the Cameron Peak Fire. We still have work to do, but the building department now considers the house complete. Any new construction we … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 166
As of yesterday afternoon, the Alexander Mountain fire is fully (100%) contained. This is good news for those of us that live in the mountains. Shortly after we left for South Dakota, monsoonal rains caused flash flood warnings in the burned areas and active fire zones along the Front Range. While we live in a … Continue reading Fire and Motorcycle Update
Good morning everyone. I want to update you on the latest forest fire. The beginning of last week was hot, dry, and windy. On Monday morning, a neighbor spotted a plume of smoke rising from a nearby peak and called it in. Because our area is subject to massive wildfires, mountain dwellers, and county officials … Continue reading Fire Update
Once more, First Reader and I are on Fire Watch. As of last Monday (7/29/24), yet another wildfire threatens our region (the Alexander Mountain fire). In fact, the state incident management folks currently report more than a dozen such fires. Despite (or maybe because of?) the recent thunderstorms that produced little in the way of … Continue reading Here We Go Again
I wrote my novel during National Novel Writing Month in 2022. Then, I spent the next two-plus years futzing around with the manuscript until I got it as polished as I thought I could get it. At the beginning of May, I reached out to an editor who came highly recommended by a family member. … Continue reading Moving Forward
This is the last post of our journey to rebuild as the dream has finally come to fruition. As we gather our belongings in one place and sort through all that’s been donated, gifted, and purchased, we still have a lot of work ahead of us. What we can’t use, or have multiples of, we … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 165
We have spent the week moving. Because of the condition of our driveway, we’re finding that a pickup brigade is working best. After moving all that heavy stuff in Grandson’s delivery vehicle last Saturday, we had to pull the van out of the driveway on Sunday. We decided that if incoming cars and trucks don’t … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 164
On Monday, I received a phone call telling me the county approved our temporary occupancy. YAY! Of course, the mountain got more than a foot of snow over the weekend, so we weren’t able to move much during the week. We spent days lining up our ducks. By Wednesday, we realized we need a plow … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 163
We fell one approval short of getting our Temporary Certificate of Occupancy this week. The compliance inspector was up on Tuesday for our final TCO inspection. We expected a checklist for permanent occupancy, but thought we were ready for the temporary. Apparently, we’ll need an ‘IRC Code Modification’ approval to use the sliding glass doors … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 162
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