Lily Magnolia in Our Neighborhood Spring has sprung here in the PNW, but our building progress has remained in winter hibernation. I'm half kidding. There have been a few developments – and I thought I…

For my birthday (a couple days ago), I thought I’d give everyone an update on the house. The past two months have been a tad slow around here because Tache took another job. Good news…

Besides doing loads and LOADS of laundry (and loving it!), there has been a lot of action here at 23 Magnolia since the start of 2023. Given the gloomy January weather, we are thrilled the…

As you may recall from a previous post, we passed the electrical inspection with flying colors. Brandon was in and out in 30 minutes, giving us the stamp of approval. The odd thing about the…

While I truly hope all of you were spending quality time with family and friends this Thanksgiving season, enjoying some well-needed relaxation, stuffing your bellies full of mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie, lounging around in…

From the very beginning of this let’s-build-a-house idea, Tache has said, “I don’t do two things: insulation and drywall.” Before I get into the rest of this, can we all just take a minute to…

Tache and I spent the weekend celebrating our successful leaps over the three most important building inspection hurdles: electrical, plumbing, and framing. The innards have been approved!! For those of you not up to speed…

INNARDS the internal organs of a human being or animal the internal parts especially of a structure or mechanism According to Tache, I talk too much about the first definition of innards and the subsequent…