The best things about Vermont is how small and friendly the population is. Sure, the mountains, lakes, and seasons play a big part, but I really like the people. Over the past year, we’ve had a lot of work done to the house and almost every crew contains one person who sheds more light on the […]
Yard progress check-in
The yard work got hot and heavy with the addition of the John Deere 4052M and all it’s goodies. All of the clearing efforts done by hand have been tidied-up and we’re now at a point where these is just some leftover leveling to be done. I’ve hired a landscaping consultant (A.K.A. Mom) to fly […]
The power of a box blade
If you have a gravel driveway re-leveling it is going to be a need at some point. Yes, you can call someone but if you have a tractor or ATV-like machine why not do it yourself? This is precisely what led me to the box blade discovery. But it does so much more than just […]
40 acres and a mule
The 38.5 acres listed on the house’s ad was certainly appealing and definitely a big reason for buying the house. But what the hell were we going to do with it? We had absolutely zero idea. Pre-buy visits were done when there was nearly 2 feet of snow on the ground so we had a […]
The costs of heating and cooling 4,000 square feet
Yeah, we’re green. Electric green. Solar was not our first choice. Nor were the “hybrid” heat-pumps that cool and heat the house. We wanted to install a geothermal system. Before we jump into renewable energy you need to know that our main mission is to ween this house from propane. When buying the house we […]
You’re crazy!
That’s what our real estate agent said when Alex was adamant about seeing this house: Archive of the original listing on Zillow. Photos are still up. It had been on the market for nearly 2 years and priced around $750,000. The pictures….oh, ug, no. No fireplace? No yard? No bathrooms? Super cluttered. It added up […]
Why Oak Hill Road
Oak Hill Road seems to be a sell-off of old farms for residential purposes. Many of the lots are highly wooded, but don’t let that deter you. Oak Hill Road is anywhere from 3 to 9 minutes from Taft’s Corner and the interstate (Jessica says it takes 6 minutes to get to the gym). Once you […]
The Mission started simple enough
Hello and welcome, Jessica, Connor, Alex, and Chewbacca have been living in Williston, Vermont for over a year and we decided it was time to chronicle our lives for our friends, family and anybody who might have some interest. Before moving to Williston, Jessica and Alex were living in Burlington. Williston was this place where […]