When Bud and I moved to Dubois,
Wyoming in 1995 Bud crossed one more item off his bucket list—he began
designing and building a house (mostly) by himself.
We should have written a story about
it, but we lived the experience instead. Here are just a few photographs of the
dream home we named, Ten Forward (our living space) and Moonstrike Gallery and
Studios (our creative/work space).
Leaving North Carolina
May 2, 1995 First step: Finding land with a view
May 14 Digging a well
Framing June 25
And more framing June 25
Then the roof June 30
June 30 Bud had already built raised beds outside our living room windows so I could plant bulbs for spring!
Same raised beds...one year later
June 30 Our view
August 4 finishing the roof
August 27 Almost done—outside anyway!
September 20 Can't stop for snow!
September 24 Bud put up the drywall & I did most of the mudding...but not all in one day
September 30 Staining the wood floors
October 5 Building the stairs
The royal couple descending the stairs for the first time
November 16 The last soffit (left)
Nov 18 Cabnits for the studio
Nov 20 A few windows
December 1 Finished enough to move in!
Dining room on left, kitchen center, living room where the tile starts
Living Room
Kitchen
Sunroom
Moonstrike Gallery: paintings, sculpture, jewelry, and dolls
My creative space where I made dolls and wrote children's books to accompany them.
June 1996 Enjoying the fruits of our labor on our upstairs deck with our king cat, Hisha.
What a wonderful house! How could you bear to leave it??
ReplyDeleteThank you. Couldn't bear it for a while. But we'll never forget the joy of accomplishment! This is where my writing career began.
DeleteI loved the journey through building your home. What great memories. Was it hard leaving such a beautiful home behind when you moved?
ReplyDeleteThank you! Yes, It was very hard to leave but wouldn't change a thing! It was a mountain top experience!
DeleteWonderful memories!! BEAUTIFUL home !
ReplyDeleteWonderful memories!! BEAUTIFUL home !
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteThank you Shelia. Brought back memories of the lovely times I spent with you and Bud in your home.
ReplyDeleteKeep well, Olga
We enjoyed every minute of your visit! All the way from Australia! Thank you!
DeleteWow! This was great! I had no idea about this and what a fantastic view over time!
ReplyDeleteNice, thank you
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