“The roof beams are up! I did something miraculous–I’ve hired someone, Raymond who is a god-send, to help me finish and might hire a second person next week. It’s cold! and I need to move in. I’ve committed to moving in next Saturday regardless of the state of the house so I better get it done as much as possible. The weather has gotten kinda crappy so we haven’t gotten as much done as I would have liked but come Monday we’ll be back in full swing with some serious blue skies. It frosted last night for the first time. I must admit the snow on the mountains looks quite beautiful next to the red and yellow of the fall-changing Aspens.”
I’ve been following you for some time now. So glad to hear you’re nearly ready to move in. We lived in our first house (not earthbag!) at 11,000′ + through an entire winter with no real windows or insulation. Quite a challenge but oh, so exciting. Luckily we had a huge pile of wood and a great cookstove. Best of luck to you…keep warm! Annie