The Construction Leftovers Are Gone

September 13, 2014

The last of the construction leftovers left in a white pickup truck today. We traded the space in our garage …

Carbon Ash and the Ash of Emotion

September 4, 2014

Here, two years and two months past our fire, i am again sifting through the ashes. This round of sifting …

June 25, 2014

The moving van brought our stuff from the warehouse yesterday. Yesterday evening I was so tired I fell asleep on …

August 2, 2013

Today marks the one year and a day in this perfectly preserved 1970’s house which was dubbed by the architect …

March 28, 2013

Rebuilding our home has been an adventure of learning. Both my spouse and I have graduate degrees that required intense …

January 24, 2013

I saw my first ghost tree when I was 11. A fire had passed over the top of a mountain …

August 3, 2012

Yesterday we passed the 5 week mark of the fire and the 3 day mark in our new temporary house. …