A Secret Tree House in the Woods
I’m just going to come out and say it. I tried to retire at the age of 26 and failed. What does this have to do with the treehouse? Well, my attempt at retirement seems to be the critical link between …
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By the fall of 2008, my lengthy search for the perfect tree was over and I was ready to start building. As for who’s land I was building on, that was a question I neglected to ask. I decided to just …
So there I was, a bourgeoning carpenter, living out of my car and heading off in an exciting new direction. One day a young fellow named Ryan walked onto the job site to start as a laborer. He shook …
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New York seems to have a way of making big things happen. Little did I know, when Heidi and I set off for the Empire State, we’d meet the woman who would give me an essential insight into the story …
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Since the treehouse was built on crown land, I don’t technically own it, and so its fate is uncertain. For three years I kept the HemLoft secret, but now that I’m finished, I’ve found myself wanting …
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In August 2011, the dream was almost complete… the only part left, was to live it. Initially, I had hoped we could live in the HemLoft for most of the summer, but by the time we had finished building …
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. …
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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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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