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About admin

Wife, mom, small business owner, and hobby farm hopeful.

Blueberry pie is happiness

Posted on August 8, 2013 by admin

We have done a lot of research on the history of this house.  Through social media and ancestry.com we have tracked down some of the relatives of the man who built this house (Horace) and his daughter (Helen) who lived … Continue reading →

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Breakfast Room Before and After

Posted on July 30, 2013 by admin

There is a room in this house that sits just off the kitchen and was originally (I believe) a bedroom.  We weren’t really sure how we would use this room.  It’s sort of small and in an odd spot for … Continue reading →

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Monster House

Posted on July 21, 2013 by admin

Have you ever heard the saying “Sometimes things have to get worse before they get better”?  I think the first person who said that was restoring an old house. At some point, we are thinking possibly in the 1980’s or … Continue reading →

Posted in Before and After, Outside, Uncategorized | 6 Comments

Can’t explain my eggcitement!

Posted on July 10, 2013 by admin

We got our hens on St. Patty’s Day and I knew they would start producing in early July if we were lucky.  On one hand, I thought it was pretty amazing that at only 14-16 weeks old some hens can … Continue reading →

Posted in Chickens, Meanderings | 5 Comments

Tractor Love Part Deux

Posted on July 2, 2013 by admin

I have mentioned my love of the tractor before.  If you remember, I was jealous that hubby got to drive it down the road to the John Deere shop for maintenance.  Jealous like when your best friend got those sweet … Continue reading →

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Tractor Love

Posted on June 20, 2013 by admin

I love driving the tractor.  It makes me happy.  I can’t explain it, it just does.  I wish I had more to do on the tractor.  I wish I had a field to plow, plant, and harvest so I could … Continue reading →

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Girly Girly – Before and after

Posted on June 7, 2013 by admin

Here’s the full before and after of the eldest’s room.  I posted about her creepy closet before, but here is the whole thing!  We refinished the floors, patched and painted the walls and ceilings, and re-did all the electric.  We … Continue reading →

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Before and after – The creepy closet

Posted on May 30, 2013 by admin

The eldest’s room was a pretty easy re-do.  (Full before and after here)  There was some texture on the walls we re-skimmed, the floors were re-finished, and everything was painted, but there was one drastic transformation….the closet. I think the … Continue reading →

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The Coop for the Troop

Posted on April 29, 2013 by admin

We have our first “farm animals” out here.  Chickens.  We figured they were the easiest, would have the quickest “reward” (eggs), and would be a good start in our little venture. We started with 6 and two days later, I … Continue reading →

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The cock in the flock

Posted on April 29, 2013 by admin

On St. Patrick’s Day, we went out and bought 6 chickens.  The chickens are our first “farm animals” out here.  I had chickens in town for 4 months or so, but that’s a whole different story.  We bought everything we … Continue reading →

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