Well, friends, the garage has hit another wave of stalling…this time we have been waiting on the siding to be delivered. We are still waiting. Tomorrow? Next day? Definitely this week? We’ll see. But, in the meantime, I thought you might … Continue reading
All summer long, Ben has been flexing his builder muscles—literally and figuratively—on the back porch. Two summers ago, when we re-sided the house, he built a 12-feet-wide deck across the back, stretching the length of the house. This summer, he … Continue reading
As you may remember, we have been living these past two years with the cabinets and countertops that came with our farm house. We were assured by our sweet neighbor, Elaine, that these hard-working, never-die cupboards not only served the … Continue reading
Welcome to your new home, Cockamamy brood! Ben has renovated the Mantainer to create a full-on indoor-outdoor romper room for our egg-laying ladies and their gentleman caller. It is such a sweet pad! And although it has taken a while for our ladies … Continue reading
Holy cow!! April…what happ…May?? This spring has been a crazy whirlwind of insanity! No, things have not calmed down. But I can no longer handle the self-imposed guilt of not having published a blog in two months. The shame!! So, … Continue reading
Our kitchen is far from finished. Far. There is so much more for us to do—new cabinets, countertops, a wall of tile. Lots to do. But we are making progress! First, a little back story: We are still using the … Continue reading
Giving y’all a puppy update (pupdate for short) has been on my to-do list for weeks. In fact, I loaded many of these images a couple of weeks ago and have been dragging my feet on putting words to this … Continue reading
…and we are still working. And making progress! Probably our biggest—and certainly the most time consuming—project is the floor. Because Ben is working from cottonwood lumber (rather than pre-finished flooring), there is a ton of work involved. Each board must … Continue reading
This year, Santa made an early stop at Cockamamy Farm. What did he bring, you ask? Well, a dump truck full of gravel, of course! Until the gravel arrived, our driveway has really been a pair of tire tracks through … Continue reading
Fletcher is a card-carrying member of the Clean Plate Club. And he thinks it’s his job to personally clean everyone else’s plate, too. We feed the three dogs in three bowls. Fletcher (above, on the right) is the fastest eater. … Continue reading
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