We are a sucker for old concrete.  I have no idea why.  Maybe because it has a history.  And, old pieces of concrete look like they match our style more than NEW concrete.  Maybe it’s just us who think this.  Do you remember the VERY FIRST project we shared with old pieces of concrete?  It […]

  We planted our garden so dang late this year.  It had been raining off and on regularly in May so we were dealing with so much mud.  And then it would be 30 below zero (not literally)….  So we got our garden out, I believe May 30.  Here in Ohio, we have our “safe” […]

I owe you guys SO MANY posts.  We have been working so hard on the garden area and the chicken coop renovation.  I shared the particular garden method that we have used for several years now in this post.  The post is old but it explains it all to you… and how we made it […]

I have no clue why I was so excited to share our outside with you for Fall. I am absolutely loving the Fall colors and the warmth it brings to our home. Lots of you have commented that you cannot believe I love the color. Well… I think if it were a huge commitment … […]

This is going to be a quick post with few words and lots of pictures, because I wrote a rather lengthy post yesterday on our gardening method, which I believe is the best evahhh.  And, I’ve already explained our previous backyard issues last week but I left you hanging without the AFTER pictures.  I wanted […]

So, things have taken a turn with a snowball effect.  The weather has been so nice that we decided we MUST work outside.  Remember, I was a farmer in my previous life AND I am a fake homesteader, so we must plant our crops when the weather is good.  Isn’t that “farmer talk?”  You would […]

We are well in the middle of another summer project that has been on our list since last year.  Do you remember when we created our vegetable garden area?  And, we made a grand entrance to it by building a huge pergola in the front of the garden?  Well, we found a bunch of shrubs […]

 The month of May has come and gone, and it was a great month! We shared a few healthy recipes that you all loved as well as some products from Amazon that blew our minds! Let’s revisit all the great things you may have missed over the last month.  D&D Best of May This past […]