Round...and Round

Done… well its true that there is plenty more to do, but as this is one of those "it’s the journey not the destination" home building adventures, “more to do” is normal, and milestones are to be celebrated. So as of yesterday afternoon our second yurt is up with as far as the yurt itself is concerned nothing left to do. Yahooooo! somebody get me my yak butter and felt hat, I'm home.
The new yurt will be our daytime space with lots of big windows, tall walls, and high ceiling, housing our kitchen and dinning table/ living room. The used yurt will be for sleeping, more den like, its smaller size is appropriate as a nighttime or quite time space. It will be bedroom and office. If any one out there is interested in the differences we have seen between Rainier and Pacific yurts please contact us. I really have nothing bad to say about either. A comparison would have the usual plus and minus, but they are both wonderfully crafted yurts.
In the “more to do” categories there are many of those. A connecting deck between the yurts is a priority. Winter heating is on the top of the list, a sink that drains, and non-extension cord based electricity. We have been checking out this very cute mini wood stoves for sail boats. Which say they can heat 300+ square feet. We have yet to commit to a purchase but if your interested check them out at: http://www.marinestove.com/index.htm, cute, cute, and cute.

There are those rare moments in my life when I’ve stepped back and been truly amazed at some course of personal action, a “holy crap!” exhalation is made and for a moment the universe is pretty darn cool place to be in. When I step back and look at these yurts and the idea to make a home out of them I feel this summer’s yurt building experience fall easily into that list of rarities, and the universe is feeling pretty darn cool.