Open house was a great success!

I have no idea how many people were here on this glorious sun-soaked day. There were just so many nice people roaming all over the place...Some seemed to be friends and neighbours, lots seemed to be people who had attended Chuck's talks in Abbotsford and Kerrisdale, and others are newcomers whom we're getting to know now that they've been out three or four times.


I'm having trouble sleeping after a close friend and my family announced their intentions to move out here!

We seem to be attracting parents and naturopaths and grandparents and farmers and teachers. It felt like such a nice diversity today: I looked around at the dozens of people talking at the campfire, looking at site plans, touring our houses, and visiting, and I found myself thinking that all of these people would make lovely neighbours.

The picture here is Mira's shot of the saplings in the heritage apple orchard started at the back of the property. Annie took some very creative shots for the scavenger hunt too, so I will upload those tomorrow. (Annie: we need to get your prize to you!)

I'll write something more coherent tomorrow. If you attended today and you're wondering what the next step is, take a look at the upcoming events listed on the left of this blog. If you feel yourself drawn towards living here, you should be contacting us about attending the Getting It Built workshop on March 20 - 21.