In May, we received a very large and tall pile of mixed old hay and cow manure. The pile was so large that we couldn't conceive using it...

Our kitchen backsplash project actually started several months ago. We identified, explored, and discussed numerous options for...

I knew that it would take several weeks to rehab the hall closet and pantry. However, when you stand there and look at them, it is hard...

I was driving through Richland Center on the way to the homestead on Friday afternoon, and passed a crowd of people beneath a large tent....

Way back in February, while there was snow on the ground, we posted our plans for the year. We had plenty of rehabbing left to do, but...

Driving through Richland Center this weekend, we passed a small roadside stand in the parking lot of the Napa auto parts store. An Amish...

The kitchen pass-through was completed this weekend.

Last year at this time, our grape vines were bare. This year, they look to be abundant. Not sure if the birds will get them before we...

Another pair of shorts ruined. One of the hazards of rehabbing a house is the wear and tear on clothing. I have old tee shirts that I...

When I ordered three of the 7 drawer cabinets from Amazon, little did I realize how much assembly would be required. (I should have...

We are using the early summer to try to get loose ends tied up on the first floor and get more rooms into the "100 percent complete"...

It was a short conversation. As I was was walking to the garden, I waved to our neighbor. He asked if I had any luck finding morel...

Last year, we missed the blooming poppy's because the blooms only last a day or two. This year, I got lucky as they were blooming when I...

The largest window on the main level has been painted. I was alone at the property this weekend and wasn't sure I'd get the whole window...

With the hanging of a blind this weekend, the master bedroom becomes our first room to move into the 100 percent-complete column. I am...

When we purchased the house a little over a year ago, there were 12 very tall evergreen / pine trees where there is now green grass (and...

While only the Master Bedroom is fully complete at this point, things are starting to get closer (at least with respect to the main level...

When I woke up this morning and looked out my bedroom window; this is what I saw - Cows in the pasture right by the house. The...

This has been a poor year for morel mushrooms. Last year, we were so busy with the house that we did not have time to forage in our woods...