It wasn’t until the end of May, when the snow had subsided, that we could start moving materials. Within a few weeks, Heidi and I had hiked more than a hundred loads of materials up to the treehouse. …
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Chapter 7: $10,000 in Free Materials
Even with my new team-mate and life partner in the wings, the finishing of the treehouse remained daunting, due to financial constraints. Then, one evening I made a key discovery. It was early …
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Chapter 6: Slovenia, Olympics, Falling in Love
Sometimes life veers off in directions that you’re not expecting. That was the story of my next two years. Some exciting and profound things transpired while the treehouse was left hanging in the …
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Chapter 2: My Foray into Carpentry
In the Spring of 2008, my mission to retire was rudely interrupted by reality. I was left penniless, at the crossroads of returning to software or trying something new. At about that time, I had an …
Chapter 4: Finding the Perfect Tree
In the summer of 2008, I set out to look for the perfect host tree for the egg-shaped treehouse. By then I had determined that it should be somewhere in the backwoods of Whistler. For one thing, I had …
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