Just Getting Started
I am creating this blog as a way to record the building of our First Day Cottage in Walpole, NH. We purchased 7.2 acres of open meadow one mile outside of the beautiful village of Walpole, NH. We have lived in an old 1849 house on the town common for the past 20 years and wanted to "downsize" to a one level more energy efficient home. I knew a local architect named David Howard designed these owner built cottages and was able to visit one that was built for his daughter. I really liked the tall ceilings, exposed beams and rustic quality of the cottages. Something totally different than what we had for 20 years. Of course we are not building it ourselves. We might have attempted this kind of thing 35 years ago but not an option these days. We close on our land on 183 Old Drewsville Road! I drive by to New Hampshire from Prince Edward Island where we reside in the summer to stake out the land with David. Now I can envision a house there! So we sold our hous