Tumbleweed Tiny House Company’s Tarleton

The Tiny House Blog has the story of the construction of a Tumbleweed Tiny House Company Tarleton by Will Pederson. 

It has taken Will about 3 months so far (mostly working by himself) and he hopes to finish in about another month. He doesn’t particulary recommend his techniques or materials but this is one way to go. Will has mostly adhered to the Tumbleweed plans and used materials that are mostly available and in stock at local lumber/hardware stores. The windows and door (not installed yet) and countertop are all custom made. Will says that he just loves the feel and design of the house. His cost of materials to this point is around $17,000 Canadian (about $14,000 US).

He has done most of the work himself except for the hookup of the water and drain lines where a plumber friend (a valuable friend to have!). Will has also hired someone to do the electrical work and he will be installing the lights and outlets and hook the house up to the grid.

It’s a whole 117 square feet.  There is a Flickr set that can be found here.

Great Bowl O’ Fire

These just look amazing.  The Great Bowl O’ Fire is an unique work of art hand-cut by artist John T Unger. No two are exactly alike, as the flames are drawn free-hand.  I like our washer drum fire pit but it really doesn’t stack up well to one of these custom made pieces of art. via

Mid Canada Modular Homes

The other day I was at the lot of Mid Canada Modular Homes and I took a look around at a bunch of their products.  I liked this 600 square foot cabin a lot.  It has one bedroom and a large living room and I can’t help but think it would be a perfect cabin for the lake as a place to retire to.  They come with a ten year warranty and with the downturn in the United States housing market, there is almost a zero wait time for the factory to begin construction.

Here is a PDF fact sheet

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Water Crocks

I have never heard of these before but I look the look of them better than a Culligan Water Cooler and since they don’t have any moving parts, you don’t have to worry about them breaking down.  You can find them online at watercrockshop.com.

Update: Wendy informs me that we need one of these at the cabin.

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2008 Revisited | Summer Solstice

While Oliver was born by June 21, 2008, he was still in Royal University Hospital.  We went by the hospital that day to see him and the doctor told us that everything was under control and he was doing great.  He predicted that Oliver would be home soon (it was nine days later) and it would be good to get some rest.  He suggested we go to the lake and after giving him both Jordon’s and mine cell phone numbers, we went off to the lake to enjoy the day and this beautiful sunset.  Like many lakes, during the week it can be eerily quiet and this night was no exception.  We were the only ones on the beach and we just kind of soaked in the sunlight with the sad realization that each night after this one was a little longer and the day was a little shorter.