Slab is in place

Here we are in front of the slab on which our retirement home will rest. It sure looked small before the slab was in place. Now we have a better idea of what it will finally look like. Next week - the walls go up!

The Building has Begun

Here we are standing in the middle of what will be our kitchen. The house is layed out. Most of the footings have been dug and a large load of lumber has arrived.

Colorful Characters

On a gorgeous piece of propery near Piney Creek, Kari Ann (on the right) has single-handedly built a home for herself. She is a transplant from California and supports herself by sewing custom draperies, raising a beautiful herd of goats and singing in Eureka Springs. Her home has been through 2 floods. The bottom floor of her house is the barn where the goats, horse, dogs live.

When we visited, she had just rescued a deer that had been attacked by coyotes. Her future plans are to build a new house on the ridge of a hill at the top of her property. She is a close friend of Deborah (on the left) my son-in-law's mom.

Meeting the Locals

The owner of this home down in Brushy Hollow is affectionately known as A-frame Dave. We hear that his family has lived in this area for several generations. There is quite a "do-it-yourself" attitude around here. In the summer of 2004, Brushy creek flooded leaving much of Dave's "salvage business" along the banks of the creek.

Christmas Greetings from Brushy Creek Road

Everyone seems to be in a holiday mood, down in Brushy Hollow.