I didn't have my camera with me and so I found the closest free stock photo I could. When working out by the barn this weekend, I looked...

We are trying to be as natural as possible in our selection of finishes and materials in our farm house. (Both to avoid chemical...

We almost went with red metal roofs but at the last minute opted for grey instead. We are glad we did. The grey metal seems to be most...

My perry (hard pear cider) is complete, and the verdict is a bit mixed. Only some of the bottles carbonated. I read somewhere that pear...

We are not much of a gun family. Despite that, we have gradually acquired more guns than family members. My son was on his high school...

On day 2 of our stay at the property with Henry, it rained. It was not the best of conditions to shoot outside on the property. The...

It's finally starting to feel like home (a little at a time); our dining room table and chairs are in place (I ate breakfast at the table...

The refrigerator has lived in the living room, the dining room, and the back hall as we've done our painting, flooring, etc. It's...

Woo hoo! The trees we had felled in April have been moved out of our side yard. The farmer was moving them with his Bobcat as I arrived...

Bright and early Friday morning, the contractor came to measure for kitchen counter-tops (our selection is pictured above). We ordered...

This weekend, we had a scattering of cows in the fields just across the street; it was fun to watch... (they actually looked lots bigger...

The pictures aren't doing justice to what was an absolutely stunning and vibrant sunset on Saturday night.

We walked the back woods this weekend and saw these mushrooms on a fallen log.

This raised bed frame is more of a sample than anything. It's made from the fallen Pine trees from April and because it's made of pine...

Well, the floor is finally in for the living room, dining room, and kitchen, and the tung oil finish has been applied. Here are some...

I stopped at The Lemon Door in Fennimore on the way to pick up Henry at UW-Platteville for Thanksgiving break. They were mentioned in a...

I got up before the sun on the last day of my 5-day flooring project to put on the last coat of tung oil. The night before, I had checked...