A Few Of My Favorite Things

Why are you moving? (The question we are being asked frequently now). We've got a pending sale on our straw bale insulated home and shop. The setting is gorgeous, and the structures so beautiful and energy efficient that friends are wondering why we are leaving. If we could take it all with us, we would. Ken and are going to to miss this home greatly.

photo credit Moses Yuhanna Photography

We are excited to be moving on to the next chapter in our lives. Our only child is off to college this month. Our lifestyle will be inverted back to our former status as "city mice" who get away to the country. We will be downsizing our living space and drive time. Ken and I are moving back into the area of Minneapolis where we had our first home. We look forward to features of the metropolitan area that include live music and dance, theater arts, diverse cultures and ongoing friendships. Jen and Jeff Geisinger at Luke Team Real Estate have been terrific to work with. Thanks so much, guys. www.LiveinMN.com

I am spending the remaining weeks savoring all of the features that I'm going to miss.  Here are a few of my favorite things:

the woods view all around,
privacy,
dark night skies packed with stars,
bird song and frog chorus,
coyotes howling on summer nights,
the call of barred owls,
hummingbirds at breakfast in the flower garden,
locally grazed venison,
apple and raspberry orchard,
canoeing the scenic St. Croix River,
skiing and hiking Wild River State Park,
campfires with a glass of wine or marshmallows,
winter winds howling outside our thick walls,
my huge, bountiful veggie garden,
and most of all, our wonderful local friends!

A special thanks to all of the friends and family who helped to build our home and shop. We couldn't have done it without you. I will miss the feeling of living in a home touched by these special people who stacked bales and hand applied coats of stucco to both sides of the walls. It is a house built of sticks, straw, mud and love.