giving thanks

Just a short post today thanking those wonderful folks who played a part in my home design. My home will be a better place because of their efforts and influence. THANKS!

Joshua Drews of Eco-Logical Design, my design consultant
Cindy Grall, my better half
Bob Hollen, my brother-in-law
Marc Levine of All Ears Audio, my audio consultant
Estok Menton of Menton Builders, a builder friend
Mitch Slade of Eco-struction, my builder

Goodbye to Big Oak

Well, there has been no interest in adoption of the big oak tree. I'm not too surprised since it would be very expensive to relocate, and the odds of survival were low. I'm having the tree cut down this week, so I said my goodbyes last weekend and took these pics :-(

All of the material will remain on site and serve a purpose. The large branches and trunk will be rough milled and stacked to dry. Eventually this lumber will become finish wood in the new home. The twigs and stump will be turned into mulch.