Flyin' - New Home in Olive NY.
Wasn't that long ago that a distressed country home was perched perfectly on this 20 acre slab of land.
As you remember, Lucas took the first ceremony swipe with the excavator (he played hookie just to do it)
Then the big foundation.
Then the house.
you just don't do it any better than that, and I guess that's why people call me Can't Do Better Than That Petersheim.
Here's a link to the Owner's first museum show for her sculptures, titled a Talking Cure. Typical of our Top of Their Game clients.
And then 'it's all fun and games till someone gets hurt Lucas Petersheim', slipping into the cargo area of my new kayak. Games ended real quick when I pretended to put the plastic cover over the hole. Talk about tears and cryin' for his Momma.
Now, just to even things out, the only reason I needed a new kayak is because the tree guys who were cutting trees on my property must had landed one on my old kayak since there were 2 branches stuck through the bottom of the boat.
New Vines
Backfilling the new Farm in Olive NY.
Bilco door installation.
Lucas 7am, morning shadows and freak fighting dance moves.
My Home from across the pond.
Dad and Son, Early Morning Light.
Shadow Pose. Have to say my shadow is looking pretty svelte.
Ok, maybe not the most coordinated kid yet….
A Day in My Life
0630am - New Paltz to Rhinebeck to check in on Country Living's House of the Year we co-designed and built.
0900 - Perc and septic tests on two new pieces of land in Rhinebeck I'm buying.
Lovely stone walls define both entrances.
01100 - Stop by Woodstock home that we are trying to finish up the yard from a home we sold last winter. Rained on us (i.e., we got hosed and now have to wait till it dries out).
01200 - Olive NY, where the foundation is in and the framing has started. They don't call me Don't Mess Around Petersheim for nothing.
01230 - Olivebridge NY, where Barn 9 is going well.
And after building the entire house without electric, yesterday was the day! You would think that is cause for celebration, but really it eliminates a really good go to excuse for us as to why the house isn't finished!!! No electric all winter wasn't anyone's fault, definitely not Central Hudson who treats us pretty well. Winter blew in, and with it our hopes of getting the electric underground.
0130 - Then over to the Kerhonkson side of Olivebridge where I just picked up 6 awesome building lots that we are cleaning up.
0300 - Pick up Lucas from his private country school on 85 acres and we headed off to Narrowsburg to meet Norm so we could lay out a driveway and house site for a new piece of land in my pocket. Note Lucas helping to measure the building lots road frontage.
