Well the summer is winding its way towards fall, its been a wonderful several months for us. We built our first yurt with another to go. Chloe is about to turn three (August 19th). Esmé is sitting up and is moving across the floor with what I would call more of a drag then a crawl but it seems to be just as effective.
Although the vision of our two yurts will not be complete until the end of August, the sense of “home” is well established. Between my jobs I have found I can bike every where I need to go and its been a great introduction to the surroundings. There is a lot of growth in the area but still many old farm houses, pastures with cows and horses, barking dogs, and old trucks. From my job with goats I have grown to recognize their particular smell, which I now find along my bike rides, and know that there must be goats not to far off.
The pictures included represent some of the last two weeks of building, the sense of summers end is pushing us forward with the second yurt. Next weekend should be the bamboo floors, with the yurt going up soon after. From then on all our priorities will revolve around preparations for fall. Evaluate our heating, establish drainage for a kitchen sink, build the covered deck to connect the yurts, take a better look at our electrical needs. It is fun to think about the winter, we had a good thunder storm several weeks back and it did feel a little more dramatic in our canvas castle.
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Hi there! I found your site via my daily google for yurts. My husband and I will be making a new life in one (we don't have children, so one 30' will do us, we believe) near Port Townsend, hopefully in the next two years. I love reading about others' adventures and hope to learn some lessons and tips along the way to put to use in our own building.
Good luck and can't wait to see the two connected yurts.
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