Falling Leaves, Autumn Colors, and Forming Cocoons
As layers go on, I imagine myself forming a cocoon.
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Journal — Eden Hill
Eden Hill: Rough Details
We're at a stage where the home transforms every day. Sketching in the rough details — arch profiles, lighting locations — is giving the interior personality and bringing the vision that has been i...
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Eden Hill: Topping Off
The history of a Topping Off, or Topping Out, ceremony is rooted in Scandinavian history, material, climate, and religious practice. When a building was finished, a tree would be placed on top to ...
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Framing Up at Eden Hill
I tend to sit down to write these updates on Eden Hill thinking I'll have a lot to say. After all, a large portion of each day is spent thinking about, checking in on, or working on an aspect of th...
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Eden Hill: A Portal
The first lintel was placed today, the block that spans two walls, securing the opening – in this case, our future front door. It was an emotional moment, watching the concretizing of a portal into...
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Finding Grade at Eden Hill
Grade is ground level. It’s the point at which you aren’t below the surface, and aren’t above. It’s a definable point, but also a malleable measure, something that can be changed with the topograph...
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Breaking Ground at Eden Hill
Breaking Ground. It’s a literal action, tearing into the earth and tossing it aside into piles of topsoil, not-topsoil, rocks, etc., and an emotional moment. Like stepping up to the starting line ...
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Cast Iron Rhubarb Upside Down Cake
This Rhubarb Upside Down Cake is cooked in a cast iron pan, uses the produce of spring, and has been a staple of our family for over a decade.
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The Spring Garden (2024)
"If it's raining the flowers are happy, and if it's sunny I'm happy. Either way I win." Eden Hill in spring, 2024 — a moment in time.
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