Seeing Our Country

Seeing Our Country
Famous pancake house in Brookline, NY

Saturday, August 19, 2006


Sorry about taking so long to get some posts out. We've been really busy as the end of construction nears and we have to start putting on the little finishing touches. Counter-tops, floor finishes, final plumbing, continueing electric install, and a whole bunch of little things are flying at us at a pretty good pace. The front door to our new home makes its first appearance. A spanish gothis design made by Masonite, the most popular feature is the "Speak-easy" door at the top. This is a very heavy door, just ask Alex. He had to hump it over from its storage place.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Marlin and family,
I came upon your blog while I was doing some research about earth sheltered homes. I really appreciate all the great pictures and information you have been giving. We live in Southeast Texas just outside of Beaumont and I am extremely interested in building an earth sheltered home. We are fortunate to live on a sandy hill amongst an area of gumbo mud around here. Although my husband thinks I have lost my mind, after Hurricane Rita, I no longer want to build a conventional home. We built an apartment above our barn on 30 acres of beautiful sandy soil. We had house plans drawn up for our home right before Rita and have now put it on the back burner rethinking everything. There is not much information in our area with regards to earth sheltered homes. I was wondering if you could tell me if this was popular in the Seguin area or if you are just on the cutting edge of the new homes to come. I would like to talk or get information from whoever built your house/drew your plans. I know I won't be prepared for hurrican season this year, but I hope to be better prepared next year. I don't know anything about these blogs and I looked for you email address but couldn't find it on this site. I hope this reaches you! Thanks Renee PS..I don't know if my email address is attached to this comment for you or not, and I don't know how to get it to you without posting it for the world to see. I will keep checking your blog or comments for any information.
Thanks