It was a short weekend for us.  Unfortunately it rained a good part of our time there so, not much work was accomplished.  The leaves have just begun to change and there was a little chill in the air.  I love this time of year.  Saturday brought very high winds.  We seem to get them …

Hey everyone! I’ve come to realize building a home from scratch is insane. I have been a part of  the building of a new home but, never to this extent.  There are so many decisions!!!!  It’s fun, exhilarating, exhausting, frustrating and crazy all at the same time!  The beginning went frustratingly slow!  Now, it’s moving …

We spent Labor Day with the Labradors!  Weather was hot AF.  Literally.  But, as we do, we made the best of it. My mouth literally dropped open when I got the first glimpse of the cabin.  It is beautiful! While Al set up the generator for the air conditioner, I got the bed made, unpacked …

With our upcoming mini vacation trip I wanted to get ahead of the mowing prior to arrival. This included updating the front areas which had not received much attention this year. The red shed and the gate area looked much better after being brush cut. Due to the slopes much of this had to be …

While mowing is often the focus of our trips and posts. Our new power pole was at risk. There was a long dead cherry tree that had the potential to fall on the line. A quick bit of chainsaw and tractor work and the tree was no longer a threat The tree turned out to …