Our castle on a rock

At long last, here are some overly-due pictures of our house:

It's on a beautiful lot with cranberries, raspberries, black currants and wild strawberries. In the back "yard" (which in Yellowknife is not to be confused with a "lawn," as such suburban luxuries are still few and far between here due to lack of dirt), we even have a greenhouse! Some re-assembly required. . .

Below is the view from the front of the house which is seen through our picture window in front of the dining table - fortunately, that one's not getting plasticed for the winter. On the right in more of the property and a view of Old Town.

We enjoy all the modern conveniences of electricity and all the romantic rusticity of having to poop in a bucket. It is a one bedroom, 1/8 bath with a living/dining room, kitchen, and arctic entry/workshop. Our central heating consists of your choice (and wealth is choice is it not?) of either oil heater or woodstove in the middle of the house -- both of which must be started by match.
On the left is our dining/living room; the middle is the kitchen (much better than the apartment, hey mom?); and on the right we have the stoves and the ""bathroom."" (The honeybucket lives behind the cream-colored curtain - the white thing is just a trash can in case anyone is worried about our extreme lack of hygene...)




And finally . . .

. . . the guest house!

We are currently taking reservations for next summer and please be advised to bring your own water and linens. Just kidding! But you will want your bug nets, mosquito repellant, propane bottles, blow torches etc. to keep the bugs at bay.