Get the water flowing again

by | May 30, 2007 | DIY, Garden, House & Home

On Saturday morning we went to Hagebau, our local home improvement store, and finally bought the pump hose and fittings to set up the pump for our watering system. The previous owner of this house ran piping around most of the outside buildings so that he could have...

Cooking made easier

by | May 29, 2007 | DIY, Homesteading Life, House & Home

I mentioned on Friday that we had called an electrician to come out and hook up the stove and oven as well as take care of a few other things around the farm. He was supposed to arrive at 3pm but actually didn’t make it here until almost 5:30pm. Not a huge deal...

Every man needs a grill buddy

by | May 25, 2007 | DIY

We came across this project a few months ago and I thought I had posted about it then…but I can’t seem to find it anywhere. I don’t want to lose the idea again so I am making sure it gets posted about this time.This grill buddy is a fun little...

You started to think it wouldn’t make it?

by | May 9, 2007 | DIY

We’ve been busy, to say the least. Unfortunately not everything that has kept us busy has been related to the garden, farm or our self-reliant ways…but you have to pay the bills somehow :)We FINALLY finished the greenhouse this weekend. Well, we still need...

More window frosting

by | Apr 27, 2007 | Decorating, DIY, House & Home

I actually did this little project a few weeks ago but I just kept forgetting to post anything about it. Much like the windows in our downstairs bathroom, we used Amorf Frost frosting foil from IKEA to cover these windows. It’s a simple enough process: Scrape...