six-blocks

Tag: First Days

  • The Fence. Before Electricity.

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    Before we started bringing electricity to the land.Before utilities, companies, contracts, and waiting.We did one thing that seemed simpler. We built a fence. Not because it was a big project.But because it was one we still felt able to do ourselves. A first boundary A fence is not just about separation.It is the first gesture…

  • What We Didn’t See (or Didn’t Want To)

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    kamischacom
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    We already had the land.Before the purchase, we checked the zoning plan.Yes, building was allowed.On paper, everything was fine. What we didn’t fully see were the things that don’t show up on maps so easily. The things you quietly accept We knew there were no utilities on the land.We knew access wouldn’t be perfect.We knew…