I’m a fan of soups in winter, spring, summer and fall…but fall most of all. There’s nothing like a good bowl of warm, fresh soup to cozy up with and I love how it can last for days if you…
Barndominium pictures and progress
I’ve never built a space from the ground up. Any renovations we did before moving to this house were all done within the constraints of the walls in previous houses. So, until now, I’ve never been able to design a…
Bacon & Blue Cheese Potato Salad Recipe
My Bacon & Blue Cheese Potato Salad recipe is very possibly my favorite potato salad! So savory and delicious! It is a must make! Save the recipe for you can make it! When I was a child, we…
Barn conversion to living space update
I’ve been over here dragging my feet on a barn conversion update because it felt like there wasn’t much to see yet. But now that I go back and compare where we are to where we were, it’s incredible to…
What does bolting mean in gardening?
When I started gardening there were a lot of terms people were using that I didn’t understand at all. But I was a novice gardener. I was learning and there was SO MUCH to learn. When I try to learn…
Hearth & Hand Eucalyptus Wreath Spring/Summer Update
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…
DIY Chicken Feeders From PVC
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,…
Summer farmhouse porch decor
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…
Creating a homestead garden
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…
Barndominium farmhouse barn renovation plans
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…
Walk-in chicken coop tour
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…
Our Easter table decor
Hever,How Come see our Easter Table decor for the first Easter we spent in the farmhouse and get some easy ideas for your Easter table! I realize that I probably should have shared this with you before Easter. The truth…