tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post1641716134725339274..comments2023-12-29T17:11:59.237-04:00Comments on Desideratum ~ Art ~ Jewelry ~ Life: Renaissance Man....Gwen Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-18363126306500418652012-11-09T07:46:53.123-04:002012-11-09T07:46:53.123-04:00Hi Terra, yes we are at the stage now we are able ...Hi Terra, yes we are at the stage now we are able to sell our house but if we do, we plan on keeping 2 acres off to the side situated privately from the main house.<br />Very interesting to hear you wrote a book on your house adventure.<br /><br /><br />Thank you Rory.Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-14997696629474157022012-11-08T23:55:03.182-04:002012-11-08T23:55:03.182-04:00Wow, what a grand adventure and accomplishment, an...Wow, what a grand adventure and accomplishment, and now are you selling your home? My husband and I had an adventure too; he did all the work of building our home, wrote a book about it, and we eventually sold the home.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-68742028913185976092011-10-07T16:29:29.328-03:002011-10-07T16:29:29.328-03:00I like this blog! :) Congratulations!I like this blog! :) Congratulations!rorytahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17864298253227072132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-2428355696586376382011-10-01T21:24:59.561-03:002011-10-01T21:24:59.561-03:00Oh Thank you Carol.. it was an adventure, slow and...Oh Thank you Carol.. it was an adventure, slow and steady... always wondering if we could accomplish what was in our minds eye... I can hardly believe it all started 13 years ago.. it seems like yesterday but we feel like old souls of the earth now... I know people (including our families) thought we lost our minds, but the challenge was irresistible... <br /><br /> Thank you for taking the time to read it.. We appreciate it.Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-32026916596731832802011-10-01T13:36:36.762-03:002011-10-01T13:36:36.762-03:00I had no idea that you had started from less than ...I had no idea that you had started from less than nothing to build your home. I guess... I just assumed that the basic building had been there and you fixed it up. What a mind boggling, enormous work of art you and John have created out of this rough start. I am as they say "gob-smacked" by what you have accomplished. Thank you for linking to this older post!Carol Steel https://www.blogger.com/profile/01331628292567383426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-64352328422810276312010-05-18T13:57:03.256-03:002010-05-18T13:57:03.256-03:00oh Morna, you rascal... he is kinda cute isn'...oh Morna, you rascal... he is kinda cute isn't he!!! ... and Handy!!<br /><br />nice to hear from you...Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-90438686648511645192010-05-18T12:14:54.382-03:002010-05-18T12:14:54.382-03:00Okay, Gwen, since everyone else is being so pure, ...Okay, Gwen, since everyone else is being so pure, I'll say it --- John is a hunk! Just as gorgeous as the scenery, and apparently as meaningful, too. Perfection! :-)Morna Crites-Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434374580665010849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-29543056760990727282009-03-06T10:36:00.000-04:002009-03-06T10:36:00.000-04:00Thanks BumbleVee.. It was the most exhilarating ex...Thanks BumbleVee.. It was the most exhilarating experience.. I had done this before on a smaller scale farther inland... We loved creating and building using our own plans, designs and basically having free reign over what we did... as long as we could find a way to keep the costs low and do most of it ourselves... <BR/>It sounds like you have had your fair share of sculpting out personal spaces too.. It is fun isn't it.. even if it is hard work...Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-59809579745458549942009-03-05T23:46:00.000-04:002009-03-05T23:46:00.000-04:00WOW!! what a ton of work you guys did! We've bee...WOW!! what a ton of work you guys did! <BR/>We've been renovating our house for years...and I've helped my sis to "tidy" her acreage..move piles of brush like yours of beetle killed pines..etc.. but, to begin from scratch and do all that manual labaour.... I do know some of what you must have gone through..good for you!BumbleVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272892605379537233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-83241281206926833542008-12-25T16:10:00.000-04:002008-12-25T16:10:00.000-04:00Hi sandy.. my archives are never too far back.. le...Hi sandy.. my archives are never too far back.. leave a note any time you like I'll get it.. I am so honoured that you would spend a little time with us on this special day...!!!<BR/><BR/>actually I cooked our turkey the first of the week so we could have nibbles all week long... much nicer!!Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-78393521082126640392008-12-25T15:46:00.000-04:002008-12-25T15:46:00.000-04:00Wow, taking time today to go through my blog frien...Wow, taking time today to go through my blog friends' archives, because we celebrated last night, I'm feeling a little under the weather and am going to sit on my bed all day. I'm so glad I trekked back this far....<BR/><BR/>hope you are having a good day ...<BR/><BR/>you probably won't see this since its' so far back in your archives but if you do, I'm really enjoyed seeing some of your artwork, the land, the jewelry, John, and ...anyway..it's been fun.sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03307968128182359860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-86001867746960040822008-11-10T10:39:00.000-04:002008-11-10T10:39:00.000-04:00You write very well.You write very well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-68718410279136742282008-04-02T21:23:00.000-03:002008-04-02T21:23:00.000-03:00Ruth, I think the tenacity was actually... "naivet...Ruth, I think the tenacity was actually... "naivety"Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-59221647573312354192008-04-01T14:25:00.000-03:002008-04-01T14:25:00.000-03:00So happy to see the process. You two are just amaz...So happy to see the process. You two are just amazing. I admire your tenacity.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-65007380257640181112008-03-03T15:38:00.000-04:002008-03-03T15:38:00.000-04:00What a great post. I can relate though. The first ...What a great post. <BR/>I can relate though. The first time I visited Parrsboro, N.S. where my husband's mother came from, I was agog at the red sandstone cliffs. We've been vacationing there for ten years now and I can't say I'm over it yet either! I take the same photos year in and year out because it's so beautiful!d Lucky you and your renaissance man ;)Mary Sheehan Winnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739304038978908921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-13152563639876973472008-03-02T01:42:00.000-04:002008-03-02T01:42:00.000-04:00You are so lucky to have a place like this to live...You are so lucky to have a place like this to live--when I was little I used to visit my great grandma's land and she had a lot of sandstone that I used to carve into...this is so beautiful....best of luck to you!!sarahelizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03594594737530793053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-76678697625684888722008-02-29T12:09:00.000-04:002008-02-29T12:09:00.000-04:00It has been a journey I would highly recommend...It has been a journey I would highly recommend...Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.com