Every day we look at each other, and that is the question! The options are loud.
The answer is terrifying.
The consequences are our future.
Our happiness, our anger, our loss, and our gain. And not a decision made lightly.
The Red House when we bought it
To get here we have spent time, money, and emotions recklessly. Hoping that each would somehow get us to the outcome we wanted. Only to discover that we never fully understood what that really was!
Experts charged endlessly for often poor advice and wasteful reports, leaving opportunities to charge again for further strip-mining of our savings to get the advice right.
Our design mutated many times. All of a sudden we had a curve and a rooftop kitchen from what started as a small courtyard and a basement. Go figure!
Don’t start me on issues with owning a Historical building …. too much fun to poke a borer ridden stick at.
Our friends humoured our frustrations. They let us vent, rant, and rave. They kept us sane and remained our friends. In spite of making no visible progress in the almost three years we have owned the land, we still feel passionate about The Red Project. We still love the Historic building. We still love the location. We still get excited about the opportunity that it is. So here we go … to build!
That is the answer.
