In July, we received a stone delivery for our outdoor room, making it a true family project. My dad helped spread the gravel with his John Deere. While stamped concrete would have been ideal, it wasn’t in our budget this summer. Crushed gravel worked well for now, and I do like how it looks with […]
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The Overhang Paint Project – Part 2
We’re almost finished with our Outdoor Room Paint Project and studio. For about a year, I went back and forth between two colors for the studio: Granite Peak and Storm Cloud. In the end, I chose Storm Cloud because I chickened out of the darker color. I wanted the grey, weathered look of Nantucket shingles, […]
Welcome Spring
We’ve been welcoming spring to the farm all week. Here are some snaps we picked through the week. Daffodils are blooming in the ditch. Bruce is repurposing these old gutters for my greenhouse. We’re going to plant rows of lettuce into them soon. Storm was rolling in this week, and I snapped Bruce enjoying the […]
Closet to Pantry
Well, it’s time to get caught up on the projects we’ve been working on. First up today the pantry! We’ve been cherry picking projects to talk about since we have plenty going on. We have projects on every floor and every room. The pantry has been done since October and I keep forgetting to […]
Hurricane a Glow
Today, you can get lamp oil and use the lamps. Some say you can even use olive oil which I have not tried. The chimney does get smokey but make sure you use your glass top so you don’t burn your house down! Some of the hurricane lamps take a simple candle. Keep it away […]