Unbelievably, we are about 2 weeks past the fire that burned my home down. Attached are some pictures of the greenhouse I used to make my garden plant starts. As you can see, it is completely destroyed. Here is the before picture to compare. It was a lovely and user friendly greenhouse. My sweetie, Peter, built it the year after he cut 3 of his fingers off in a table saw. Talk about resilient! He is an amazing person.
So amazing I decided to marry him on September 15th! This tragedy has brought home what is most important to me and my relationship with him is at the top of the list.
Here he is in front of what is now our house. Looks like a plane crashed on our property with all the gnarled metal roofing on the ground. Wild. The other picture is a before shot. It was a wonderful and cozy home that served us well. Time for something new.
We have renamed the land “Phoenix Moon Rising” to replace the previous name “Bear Moon Lodge and Ranchette” whose incarnation has died. We will be rising from the ashes, literally. The support we’ve received has been mind-blowing both in love and resources.
We are still in the process of looking for a house to rent for the next year as we rebuild. Peter’s mom, Marion, will be with us so we need at least one room near a bathroom on the ground floor. Stairs are a hardship for her.
We are still open to receive gift cards and cash gifts. Visa and Mastercard gift cards are nice because they are easy versatile. There is a GoFundMe campaign for Peter’s marimba workshop called “Save the Rosebush Marimbas”. I’ve tried to start a GoFundMe for the greenhouse I lost, but, honestly, putting it together put me over the stress edge right now. Its just too much, I may come back to it . However, Harmony Bakery, the restaurant I’ve been growing for, is taking donations through their website for us. Check it out at www.harmonybaked.com.
In the meantime, our new mailing address is P.O. Box 250, Estacada, OR 97023 for gift cards or checks. E-gift cards can be sent to sistermoongardens@gmail.com. Someone was also able to add funds to my PayPal account for general use. We are not needing physical resources like clothing or furniture at this time. We are travelling light.
That’s what I know for now. I feel the love. Lisa Fuller (yep, I kept my name)
P.S. The last picture is of our home garden. Most of the raised beds survived and there is still lots of food. Potatoes, beets, carrots, winter squash and onions all survived! Plus, the birdbath I had commissioned an ceramics artist to create when I was on Kauai survived! I have a feeling we will find more treasures in the ashes as we clean up.
