I hope you guys can see the guy standing on the scaffolding in this picture. In case you think he’s lost or this was Halloween or something, this is actually what master roofers wear here in Germany. Our neighbors across the street started redoing their roof last week (right before a cold snap hit and […]

Yesterday, I finished up the frosting of the windows in the bathroom. There’s few places I will need to re-stick the film because a few bubbles have come up but having that finished is a very nice accomplishment. Nothing like actually having privacy in your bathroom. We also rehung the door to the bathroom which […]

For quite some time now, I’ve been getting Backwoods Home monthly newsletter. They usually have a few interesting recipes in there, some cute jokes and even some really great woodworking plans from time to time. In this month’s newsletter, they have some spring maintenance tips which they got from State Farm’s website…so I headed on […]

Yeah, I know, you’re getting sick of reading about stencils already…but I came across another site with some interesting stencils that just might work for our shutters. This flower stencil from Stencil Planet which I think could look really nice. 7.5 in x 5 in (HXW) for only $15.95. Even if I don’t like it, […]

Some of you already know that hubbers and I bought a farmhouse built in 1834 last year and are going through many steps of clean up and renovation now. We think it’s a great place for Ayla because there is lots of room for her to run around but not so much grass and dirt […]