Cle Elum Farmhouse

 

 

 

Springtime at our little piece of heaven in Cle Elum - the most beautiful time of the year.  Lots of wildflowers, blossoms, green grass (albeit cheat grass).  This photo was taken a few years ago right after we purchased our 11 acres.  I felt like the luckiest woman in the world.  We had been looking for three acres+ for about four years and this just literally fell into our laps.  We were in the area looking at more three acre parcels and just happened to see the "For Sale" sign.  As we explored the property looking for the surveyors stakes, neither one of us said much.  Should we?  Could we?  Is this too good to be true?  We made an offer that night.

We began the design of our farmhouse in February 2015 with an architect in Seattle.  It was a long process and we enjoyed every minute of it.  After many hours on Houzz and agonizing over getting everything just right, my husband and I now believe we have designed a house that is right for the setting and fits us.  Is it my dream house?  No. That would be a chateau somewhere in the French countryside.  Living in Cle Elum will be, as our architect says, a "lifestyle change".  I'm hoping that will mean less housework and more enjoyment of the outdoors and nature, making new friends, and entertaining.

I'll be honest - I'm a little scared.  I miss my kids and we aren't even living there yet.  We've promised to build a swimming pool in hopes that this will entice them to come visit more often.  I hope they will love it as much as we do and that we will see them often.

May 10, 2016 - Day One of Construction:

It could not have been a more beautiful day to begin.  The sun was shining and we were all excited to get started.  I made morning buns for the crew, who were busy working on the neighbors house on the adjoining ten acres.  More information on our contractor and how we found him or how he found us when I get his permission to use his company's name, etc.

What the heck??!!!  That big, yellow machine just took out three pine trees in less than two minutes!  Where were you the last two years when we were taking them down with a chainsaw and limbing by hand?

First things first - digging a trench for the utilities.  I wish my grandson could have been here because it was fascinating watching this machine work.  The good news is that the first three feet of soil is actually pretty good!  We'll see what else is under there when we visit the site next week.  Can't wait to have a driveway!

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