This, my friends, is the result of what we’re calling “Electrify Monday.” That amazing day that, it turns out, bring more squeals of joy from yours truly than any Christmas morning yet on record. The photo above brings me to … Continue reading
Someone I know and love is way more excited about crafting walls from the new-to-us pile of barnwood than he is sculpting walls with drywall and mud! And I’m so glad that he’s so inspired!! Two of the three … Continue reading
Oh faithful readers, the day has finally come! I just can’t hold off any longer on sharing the finished siding job with you. I hope you are ready to see the front facade of our moving-on-up farm house, in her … Continue reading
Holy cow! What an amazing day it has been on the farm! From the morning’s harvest to to the afternoon’s barnwood treasure trove to tonight’s exterior trim painting, I’m confident in proclaiming today, Wednesday, August 13, as the best … Continue reading
More than ten years ago, I was given a small Char-broil gas grill as a birthday gift. That little guy has survived broiling southern summers, a move halfway across the country, and harsh Midwest winters. The bottom of the grill … Continue reading
My how our garden grows! This summer isn’t terribly hot—Ben notes we’ve only had four days above 90 degrees during his month of siding—but our tomatoes are turning red and the squash blooms hint at a bumper crop. If … Continue reading
…We are still going. The siding is so very close to being done! Over the weekend we installed the last piece of lap siding on the front of the house. Ben is about half-way done with the shake siding on … Continue reading
Cockamamy Farm 