400 eggs… somebody asked me the other day how many eggs I thought we’d gotten from our five hens since they started laying around the first of February so I sat down and penciled it out. In the beginning, we’d mark on the calendar how many eggs we’d get each day so we’d have a […]
After receiving a tip from a family friend, my wife and I ventured down a dusty road for the first time together in search of a house that was for sale by owner. The potential was there: wood floors buried beneath dated carpet, solid wood pocket doors surrounded by 100 year old trim, and a faded screen door leading to a covered porch complete with a white wooden swing. So, in July of 2011 my wife and I became only the third family to own this 100+ year old two-story farm house and surrounding acreage on a quiet dusty road in rural Iowa. What you’ll find on these pages is the story of what comes next.
