Building our dream home in the NC mountains

It's almost mid August 2011 and the love of my life and I are getting ready to begin a year long adventure building our dream cabin in the mountains of North Carolina. We're actually in Oregon, as we speak (8/11/11) wrapping up a glorious 10 day vacation with my wife's sister and brother-in-law at their cabin in the mountains.

Why the title "The Maple Tree Adventure"? Our property is on Maple Tree Lane at an elevation of 4200'...sounds like an adventure to us.

We've talked about this for a long time and now that it's a reality, we are excited to start the process. The process should take about 10 months. The build should be completed by next fall 2012.

Our goal is to offer up a blog entry daily. Some posts might include a photo, others may not. The adventure takes my wife and me in different directions for awhile. She teaches school and will finish out her career in June 2012 in Raleigh. I, on the other hand, will head to the mountains to get the cabin rolling in the next week or so (8/16/11).

Keep us in your prayers, leave your comments and plan to visit us next spring 2013.

Kent & Darlene
210 Maple Tree Lane
West Jefferson, NC 28694

(828) 406-4823

Monday, September 19, 2011

Another Great Visit

My bride made another visit to the mountains this weekend and with her she brought lots of love and encouragement and some goodies too. Unfortunately, the mountain was foggy every time we went up. I was hoping for a break in the fog so she could get a glimpse of the long range views but that didn't happen.

We made it to the Farmer's Market in West Jefferson, which is our usual Saturday morning trek. We picked up 2 steaks that were out of this world good!!! These are grass fed steers that are antibiotic free. Cost...$6.00 total! String beans and potatoes were picked that morning. Wine from Whole Foods circa 2011! All to die for...

It's now Monday afternoon and Dar left for Raleigh. It's sad to see her go but these trips won't go on forever as we're both looking forward to 'full-time' together. we commented that we sure missed cooking dinners together. (note to all: appreciate those great times together, no matter how brief they may be)

We're moving forward with the project. The septic and well permits will be ready for pickup in the morning. Building permits probably Wednesday 9/21. The well drilling is scheduled for Wednesday also. Then final grading and we start building. Can't wait.

I'm at the library now doing some research on lighting, etc. Got to keep pushing forward with our resources.

More coming,
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  1. JoJoSeptember 25, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    Hey, Kent, a pal sent me a great article about natural lighting, as used in the Philippines, involving a 2-liter soda bottle and water, and a simple hole in the corrugated tin roof...! Very cheap and clean...hehehehehehe!

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