Tag: building a tiny house

• Breaking all the Rules of Carpentry

  While we have been farming, my friend the cabinet maker has been building the shelves/ cabinets for the Coupe.  The Coupe is a Tiny House being built adjoining our Home.  Our Johns Mother  will live there when she is ready to retire. Until then it will be a divine little guest house.   Everything is…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  December 28, 2013

  Farming, homesteading, Life, Photography, Tiny House

  building a tiny house

• Cleopatra is enthroned

  She had a rather low key arrival on the passenger seat of a rusty white courier van. Rather weirdly (and this happens to me so often I don’t often think about it anymore) I decided to walk the dogs to the end of the drive, which is something I almost never do and the rust…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  May 1, 2013

  Bees, homesteading, Life

  ayrshire cow on grass, beehives, bees, building a tiny house, installing a queen, spring, sun

• A Tiny Tour through the Tiny House

  These shots of The Matriarchs Coupe were taken to send to the man who we hope will plaster our dry wall. This is a very specialised job, not for the faint of heart.   I thought you may be interested in the rough shots as well. They are boney and raw.   And I hope you…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  March 13, 2013

  Photography, Tiny House

  addition for nanny, building, building a tiny house, granny flat, tiny house

• The Goldilocks Windows

  Designing and building a tiny self contained house disguised as a wing, with a chicken coop as its influence,  has been both a challenge and a delight.  Of course I am not doing the actual building. I was speaking metaphorically. The Kiwi Builder is doing all the building with a sure input to the structural…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  February 22, 2013

  Farming, homesteading, Photography, Tiny House

  Barn, building a tiny house, hammer, home shcooling, ice storm, milk for lambs, peacock images, windows

• Sheila gets miss c all to herself

  Anytime I was outside yesterday, puddling about with the children, Sheila the Hereford pig was attached to my leg  like a limpit, a really big limpit. Literally leaning on my leg as we walked about. She chatted and shared secrets, and followed me everywhere.  Gossiping like a lonely country woman left too long  in the hills. …

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  February 14, 2013

  Farming, Life, Photography

  building a tiny house, kitten, pigs, sheep, The kitchen’s garden, the train