Have you heard the wives’ tale about planting potatoes on Good Friday? With the remarkable warm spring we had this year, it actually made sense. These guys were actually planted the day before Good Friday. You’ll have to excuse the row/seed spacing. This was the first thing planted this year and Potato Boy and LuLu […]
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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.
