beach burn-out
well, I dont know if we are burned out from the beach, or just traveling, but we are all feeling pretty darn tired tonight. The boys went to bed in record time, and Mark and I are jelly fish on the couch right now. Perhaps two beaches in one day is just too much fun…
The day involved sun, two beaches (one rocky one looking for crabs, the other one sea-weedy sand), fish and chips, a bike ride for groceries, berry picking, lazing by the blow-up pool, and general summer time relaxing.
We are staying in an old post war house, that has been renovated by my friends. I have been day-dreaming about buying one of these tiny houses, dismantling it piece by piece, restoring the foundation, building light clay first-story walls, and reassembling the parts of the original house on top for the second story.
I know that sounds totally labour intensive and headachy – but it would have many major cost benefits, and would result in an incredibly efficient, well-built, recycled home. You would get the benefits of light-clay, be able to purchase something in an older neighborhood, recycle lumber materials, and reduce excavating and concrete costs. So price for materials would be relatively low – but labour and time, very high. But it would be really sustainable, and create a wonderful new home…remind me of this idea when I want to move, in a few years. Please?
