Doniene's 365 Days

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Monday, November 26, 2012

Day 365 of 365

Wow the Last Day!!

I know, I know! Not very original, but never the less, very fitting for the last photo! I posted 365 days worth of photos - though they were not all consecutive! But, then, I'm not really a photographer either! Just an ordinary person sharing her simple life with some amazing people from around the world! I count myself richly blessed to call each of you "friend"!

To Marga for challenging me to be a better "picture taker"!

To Raewyn as we shared our very similar lives from opposite sides of the globe!!

To Sharon who has the cutest little grandbabies ever and always posted some wonderful "mystery" photos.

To Rachel who awed me with such wonderful architecture photos!

To Joanne who lives on the "prairie" which calls to my heart - plus she is one amazing FMQuilter!

To Ann, Jeanneke and Shelly who all shared a short time, but touched me with their amazing lives.

To all my faithful followers who often left encouraging comments - Thank you!!

And to Lucy, such an amazing woman, who fit me into her busy vacation schedule! What a wonderful day we had - I'm looking forward to the day when we meet again! I'm a better person for having met you!

I do plan to continue posting photos. I will create a new blog (I'll let you know when I get it up and going) with the title

"The Beauty of a Simple Life"

I also plan to come back to this blog and "clean it up a bit" by putting labels on posts or creating tabs by category. This 365 day journey has been amazing - one to go back over and reminisce about.

Blessings to each and every one of you!!

CONSTRUCTION TIME-LINE

April 2001 - Moved our family of 6 into the cabin

January 2003 - Finished first ad-on: laundry room

Summer 2003 - Began Construction on main house

December 2003 - Opened up wall between Laundry room
and main house

2004 - 2007 - Completed majority of interior, constructed
porches and carport, extended chimney

Jan - May 2008 - Put log siding up and rocked the front of
the house. Finished the decking under
the porch.

June 2008 - Hosted our oldest daughter's wedding and
reception at the ranch/house

Fall 2009 - Rocked underpinning on porch and built rock patio

Nov 2009 - Hosted reception for our second daughter's
reception at the house

My 365 Days Photo Journal

This 365 Day photo journal is inspired by others that I have seen. Mine will be about things I "see" every day, but I'm going to add a little twist and share pictures of our home - the construction to the finishes and even including the things that aren't done. To do that, I need to give you a little history.

For the history of the Cabin, click on the link below. That will help you understand where we are going now. A little more than ten years ago, Mike's parents suffered a severe car accident that required them to have full time care. Our family of six moved into the cabin (note: this was a 40' X 16", 3 room structure). Needless to say, we needed more room, which initiated the "journey" of building our house ourselves. We decided to tear down old buildings and build ours from the reclaimed lumber. We did buy some materials, like windows, doors, bolts, screws, nails and a little bit of lumber, but most of the house was built with "old stuff".

So, hope you enjoy the journey!!!

Doniene's 365 Days

Sunday, December 2, 2012

New Photo Blog

Monday, November 26, 2012

Day 365 of 365

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Day 364 of 365 -Morning view from my front porch!

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Day 363 of 365 - Friends taking a ride!

Friday, November 9, 2012

Day 362 of 365 - Gramps and Gracen!

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Day 361 of 365 - Cross

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Day 360 of 365 - Nature's Beauty