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2023 Year of permitting, waiting, and nature’s renewal… July 2023 We welcomed our newest family member, Ona. Lucca was designated as the main decider and was immediately smitten. I was gone from the moment she was in my arms. That left Matthias. His sealed the deal with,”It’s hard to say no…” We also had a … Read more

2023 Year of permitting, waiting, and nature’s renewal… January – February 2023 The heavy winter rains boosted the regeneration of the vegetation in the canyon and helped the plants we put in to establish. March 2023 Matthias collaborated with an overseas architect to make the first rough rendering of our new house.  April – May … Read more

2025 Getting Close to the Finish Line! April 2025 Installation of the exterior layers began. First came the smart air barrier from Pro Clima called Adhero 3000. What is a smart air barrier, you may ask? It allows the walls to breathe, letting vapor out, when the weather is dry and then closes up to … Read more

Year 2025, Getting Close to the Finish Line!

2024 Year of construction 2024 In June 2024, we broke ground on the massive new retaining wall that we are required to build in order to gain permission to rebuild our house. We completed that by the end of September and began work on the foundation for the main house at that time. Read more … Read more

2022 Rebuilding & Restoring Nature To-Do List Designing our House Starting with Permits Still not done Building permit Solar PV January 2022 We are off to a great start in 2022 with the road closed again. Checking in on the damage caused by heavy rain at the end of 2021. Large boulders and mud are … Read more

2021 Rebuilding & Restoring Nature To-Do List Designing our House Finding an Architect Starting with Permits Still not done Building permit Solar PV January 2021 The weather is already crazy. On January 14, an unusual high of +88°F followed by strong Santa Ana Winds that damaged our old oak tree (Grandpa). Additionally, a hailstorm occurred … Read more

2020 August – December We are on our way to moving back To-Do List Designing our House Moving back Solar PV Getting clear on permits Still not done Building permit Solar PV Moving back? Planting oak trees from acorns? There is an old saying that “Mighty oak trees from little acorns grow.” We have collected … Read more

2020 June – July Temporary power pole, …. To-Do List Designing our House Analyzing Sustainable Building Material Temporary Housing Power / Solar PV Getting clear on permits Still not done LA County – Debris removal certification Building permit Electricity Water / Well Phone | Internet Temporary Power Pole … and what about power? In June, … Read more

2020 March – April Rebuilding under Covid-19,…. Wildflowers | First Visit with Dogs To-Do List Temporary Housing Power / Solar PV Getting clear on permits Still not done LA County – Debris removal certification Building permit Electricity Water / Well Phone | Internet Wildflowers More Wildflowers after the heavy rains in March 2020. We’ll see … Read more