I've blogged off and on about staying at St. Orres, up along the north coast. We've stayed there with Mom and Dad, and then last with Missy and Mike. When we stayed with Mom and Dad, it was just one building with a new, separate cabin. These days it consists of quite a few uniquely designed little houses, all with the onion dome theme.Today there was an article about the guy who built and designed all the buildings, Eric Black. I thought it might be interesting to those of you who have stayed there and to Keith from a builder perspective.
For the most part, Black improvised the domes without plans or templates. "Just drew 'em on the ground. They looked good, so we made the ribs and set 'em up. I didn't have any pictures or anything."A three year project that he's been working on for 35 years, it turns out. He figures it's time to build himself a decent place now, too.
"I've never built myself a house. Too busy trying to earn a living. One of my goals is to retire healthy enough and strong enough to say, 'OK, I've got 15 years ahead of me. Why not build myself a house?'"I bet Keith can sympathize with that sentiment.
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A wonderful article, lots of interesting facts and emontional content. Makes me really sorry that, except for the onion dome, the only thing I remember is the feather bed.
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