Tales from a Wine Country Homestead: We Have Blackberries!

July 29, 2018

Santa Rosa, CA

The sweet taste of summer: blackberries, fresh from the bramble!

Scott's first... and possibly last...harvest from the wild blackberry bushes on our new property. Hard-won, but simply divine - like no blackberries I've ever tasted!! And I think he may even have managed to avoid the poison oak this time!

Tales from a Wine Country Homestead: Touring a Connect Home

July 21, 2018

Orinda, CA

Interior of the Connect 8 model in Orinda (photo borrowed from connect-homes.com)

Today we visited a model of a home by a modern pre-fab home company that we are interested in, Connect Homes.  The home, located in the East Bay town of Orinda, is actually a private dwelling, owned by an employee of Connect Homes, which is a primary factory-built homes company of interest to us.  The owner and his family live in the ultra-modern, two-story home but periodically, they offer tours in the name of marketing, I guess.  

Say Hello to Sonoma County's Newest Landowners!

July 9, 2018

Santa Rosa, CA

Our cashier's check for the downpayment on our land.  Feeling broke.

Remember that piece of land we put an offer on last year? Well, as of today it's ours.

Let's pick up the story where we left off. I was freshly recovered from my poison oak and unsuccessfully negotiating for an eight-acre parcel on the Santa Rosa Plains just west of the city, at the corner of Piner Road and Willowside. We had bid $100k below asking, they countered at $50k below, we stood firm, they walked away.