Grad school and inspiration

Just dropping a quick line here to say that I'm still working on my house setting, one bit at a time. Grad school is just taking all my time, so I haven't been here in a good long while.

I'm looking for a kind of Siberia or Alaska feel; still habitable, especially during the summer months, and travel is possible year-round (albeit not over mountains), but anyone sane will want to be by a warm stove on any night from October to May.

In the mean while, have some more inspiration: