Not snow (houses)

I have just realised how much I have been talking about snow. I like the snow but there are other things going on.

We talked to a mortgage advisor and it looks like we might be ok to start building sooner than we thought. Also we have changed our idea of what we want to build. Since living in the cottage we have come to appreciate the cottage style building. Also, it seems that timber frame buildings are not very economical to build compared to other methods that can achieve pretty much the same thing. At the moment, we are exploring log homes which can be bought as a kit and assembled fairly quickly. You still get all the beams and rustic charms but at a much more reasonable price. So we are thinking of building a traditioanl Quebec style cottage like this. Maybe we could even start building this year, although there is a lot going on at the moment.