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About admin

Wife, mom, small business owner, and hobby farm hopeful.

I love caulk

Posted on January 20, 2014 by admin

Oh, the joys of caulk.  I don’t know why a day squeezing caulk into crevices brings me such joy. Boy is it going to be hard to write this while limiting puns and dick jokes.  Seriously, a post about caulk…..it … Continue reading →

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Wallpaper woes…

Posted on January 9, 2014 by admin

We believe that most of the walls (and most of the ceilings) in this house were wallpapered originally.  This original paper has been covered by numerous additional layers of paper, paint, and, in some cases, wall texture (plaster) and paint. … Continue reading →

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Farm Girl Problems

Posted on January 4, 2014 by admin

I’ve mentioned before that this country livin’ thang is new to me.  That being said, I love it, but…..I have discovered that country life has its own set of issues.  I think I came to this realization fully on Friday. … Continue reading →

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Proper care and feeding of butcher block counter tops

Posted on December 5, 2013 by admin

When we designed our kitchen, I researched counter tops heavily.  One of our goals in this house is to make it feel like it may have when it was built.  Common counter tops of the time were usually wood or … Continue reading →

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Busy summer doing nothing

Posted on November 27, 2013 by admin

One of my only pet peeves about working from home are the number of times I work all day, but it doesn’t appear I’ve DONE anything.  I may be working on the computer or I may be doing laundry, but … Continue reading →

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Manly Men

Posted on November 25, 2013 by admin

Our house is always in a state of construction.  It is difficult to live in a house that always has something torn up.  One thing we are missing is a proper “family room”.  We don’t really have a good place … Continue reading →

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All around the mulberry….tree?

Posted on November 6, 2013 by admin

We have a mulberry tree here at the house.  Apparently the monkey and the weasel were mistaken….mulberries come from trees not bushes.  Last year, I didn’t know what it was and was a bit scared to try the berries.  This … Continue reading →

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I think I’m becoming a country girl

Posted on September 30, 2013 by admin

I grew up in the city in Florida.  We lived in a house with a regular yard.  No farm animals, no vegetable garden (though we did have orange trees).  I listened to New Kids on the Block and other bubblegum … Continue reading →

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Yet another new project

Posted on September 4, 2013 by admin

I’ve mentioned my hubby’s vision of having John Deere equipment before.  I, too, have a vision.  Part of this vision is having an old farm truck to run into town in.  I’ve wanted one for a while now, but what … Continue reading →

Posted in Before and After, Meanderings, Trucks | 4 Comments

Scraping Away

Posted on August 26, 2013 by admin

This summer, we’ve been working on the exterior of the house.  At some point between 1960 and 1994, vinyl siding was installed over the original wood siding.  We think this was probably done because it was thought it would improve … Continue reading →

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