Our back hallway is the hardest working area of the house. It leads to our back door, which is our primary route in and out of the house....

While we foresaw 2020 as another year of rehabbing the house, we wanted to at least get a start on some vegetable gardening to...

Our small corner of the world continues to find its way through the pandemic. Local gatherings are adapting to the current norms of...

First use of my laundry lines. I spent a day airing out blankets that needed it... they're much better now...

We've eaten the odd onion hear and there when we've accidentally mowed over the onion greens / tops; but, this weekend, we pulled about...

We were a bit worried that we'd have to take time from our home improvement efforts to remove the recently fallen Oak tree from our front...

The Driftless Folk School recently announced they would be holding some classes this year. I noticed they will also be hosting their 8th...

In order to have our washer / dryer on the main level where it was previously, Ed needed to do a little updating of the valves for the...

It never gets old... Absolutely love looking at Hay Bales in a Field...

I hope to never buy tea again. Traditionally a coffee drinker, I am transitioning to tea. Mainly; due to the health benefits of many...

Almost to the day, the Richland Center Sears Hometown Appliance store closed right when we were ready to purchase a new stove for our...

We found the table at the side of the road with a "free" sign next to it. The rabbit came from my parents when they downsized from their...

We really don't want any lawn ornament clutter; however, we did bring the metal sunflower from our Milwaukee property to the "farm". As...

We did not plant this sunflower; it seems to have come with the compost pile (a pile of manure and old hay from our farmer which we were...

All of the main floor and second story windows / window trim have been painted white on the inside. There were 11 windows in all (some...

The day started normally enough - I was working on cutting off casings in the hall for the upcoming tile installation and making...

The new clotheslines that I put up this weekend will allow me to hang dry clothes. The stainless steel clothesline cable wire / rope...

After letting the thinset cure, we moved on to grouting our kitchen backsplash tile. Based on her research, Maggie sent me to the store...

Gratitude: Things that Make Me Happy – 2020 More and more I believe in the power of gratitude upon my spirit. Following are the things...

Live Simple, Live Free… I was watching a YouTube video of an older couple talking about what this phrase means to them. They made a point...