Richard & Beth in Cottage Grove, OR

A briefly annotated pictorial essay about our place, as it was in late spring 2010. Pictures are from 1 May (our first and only pre-offer visit), 20 May (property inspection), and 10-14 June, shortly after we moved in. If you received an e-mailed PDF from us, you've seen all these before.

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We did not choose the Eugene area so that Richard can maintain a university position; college towns are interesting places for a lot of other reasons as well.

Google Earth images showing Cottage Grove.

A site map, to scale. As of 15 June 2010.

The house wasn't the main selling point for us; from the outset, we planned a major remodel. Actually, MANY aspects of the house will be/are being/have been changed, as you'll see.

The major remodel is a complete revision of the rear 58% of the house, as depicted below.

Other buildings include a large barn, a falling-down-and-needs-repair-or-replacement equipment shed/carport, a greenhouse, a "high tunnel" skeleton, a small storage shed, and three well houses (each with a 5 gpm well).

The yard around the house has been nicely landscaped; the trees are a mix of ornamentals and fruit/nut (cherry, apple, walnut, quince, asian pear, Bartlett pear).

The excellent soil promises to support a thriving kitchen garden. It's small this year, but next year look out!


The trees in the orchard were planted from 2006 to 2009 (by former owner who has become a new friend); few of them are bearing yet. See site map (above) for full list of trees. Here are some field shots.

At first, we mowed the orchard with our old tractor. We still use this when our riding mower is in for repair (often). We'll be investigating scything (Eugene is home to a scything society).


Finally a view from the end of our dead-end street.