Some improvements on the strawbale cottage

... It's been awhile since I chronicled the developments going on with this beautiful building. Here you can see that the fascia's been painted and attached, the window and doorframes have been stained and caulked, and baseboard has been laid out in front of the house where a patio will be.
This platform will have a woodshed and a compost toilet.....
One of the doors to Ryan and Eden's house; drainrock around the edges to guide water away from the building....
Landscaping around the cottage -- large river rocks plucked out of the farm field line the edge of the landscaping, and soil was brought in.

Not sure what the straw is for; perhaps to define paths....