When I started building my garden a few weeks ago, my neighbor came by because the truck with the compost was stuck in our yard. The compost truck was completely stuck in the middle of our property in a low-lying area that becomes so saturated we…
I have a love affair with arugula. I adore how it has its own unique flavor that differs from a lot of other leafy greens and how that taste compliments so many other delicious flavors. We’ve been eating arugula in so many different ways this season…
I have a hard time buying really expensive décor and then buying something new for the next season. I’m sure if Kevin read that line, he wouldn’t believe it, but it’s true. Since we just moved here these last few months have already been expensive and…
As soon as our offer was accepted on the farmhouse last fall, I started researching chickens. In doing so, I kept coming across a lot of negative things that might come along with the chickens – chicken poop, bugs, rats, snakes, mice, etc. Well, I’m not…
This post contains affiliate links. It finally feels like summer here in West Michigan and I couldn’t be more excited for what the promise of this first summer in the farmhouse brings. Aside from wrapping up the barn remodel later this season, I’m looking forward to…
Spring has been late this year. The weather seems to be finally changing and we are now consistently reaching the 50’s and 60’s during the day…in early May. I guess that’s ok though because being late seems it will be a reoccurring theme for us this…
This is the week, everyone! The barn renovation is starting, and you can feel the excitement and nervous anticipation in the air. Neither my not I have ever done anything so big or so complicated. To date, the inside farmhouse renovation is the largest renovation we’ve…
Okay, the time has come for my baby girls to move out of the house and into their gorgeous chicken coop from Horizon structures. Our 12 little chicks have grown up so fast into chirpy teenagers and I’m ready for them to get into a space…
I realize that I probably should have shared this with you before Easter. The truth is I was running around trying to get so many things ready and I just didn’t have time to plan my Easter table décor too far in advance of the Easter…
When we bought our farmhouse, we didn’t think there would be a lot of things to update on the inside, which was just fine for us at the time. Clearly, that idea didn’t stick based on the current renovations, but it was a nice idea while…
