View from Tivy Mountain
I need to learn to photoshop because, while I look right past the phone and power lines, the camera does not.
Category Archives: Lapp RiverHouse
Windows Are for Letting in the Wind
On a night when my brain won’t rest, done with sleep and much on my mind, I pad across the bamboo floors, tight and quiet and warm on my […]
Curb Appeal
It matters what a house says by way of introduction–it answers the question: what type of a person lives in that house, made those stylistic choices? Audrey Hepburn said, “know […]
Bird’s Eye in March 2014
We’re considering SOLAR: SunPower or Kyocera?
When we were first planning the house, we were told it would take 76 years for solar to pay off. Now we are debating between SunPower (10 years) and Kyocera […]
8AM on a Friday in November
At this time of year, the sun shines through the office window without a glare. From the driveway, you see the flowers in side-spotlight on the dining room table and […]
Farm to Table: Makin’ Vino
After the wild pigs inhaled all of husband Greg’s grapes and the next-door neighbor’s as well, neighbor-down-the-road (also Greg) let us pick some syrah. I’m taking a vote on the […]
August morning with sonar
Lest I have presented our life in the Lapp RiverHouse as an uninterrupted idyll, let me share about some experiences with pests this month: One morning we witnessed bats (hundreds […]
a retreat to the den
The den/guest bedroom is a good retreat for a light sleeper kept awake by barking dogs across the river.
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This has been a delightful week of visitors at Lapp RiverHouse: James, Thom, and Adam were the third of 4 groups to pass through our Valley and stay the night. […]
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