Aaron and I have been working on plans for the farmhouse renovation since mid-December. Here we are, 4 months later, finally having the opportunity to get started. We’ve gone several circles with an architect to figure out how to remove walls and open the 1970s layout. Aaron sold our city house in a flash in January which finally gave us …
Our First Easter
Aaron and I are not over-the-top holiday celebrators. This is very strange considering I come from a family of top-of-the-line decorators, over-gifters and holiday extremists. In our time dating, married and now with a little one – our celebration style has gone relatively undefined. On our own birthdays, we do ridiculous things. On holidays, we swing through the family gatherings …
This Week on the Farm: April 6-12, 2020
Each week, I’m more and more amazed by the insanity of all of things happening. What’s more impressive: the progress. We have so many projects going on the farm right now. It’s invigorating, exhausting and extremely cool to see our ideas starting to take shape. The Greenhouse Floor is Gorgeous I’ve avoided sharing too many peeks at the greenhouse renovation. …
The Kids’ First Cows Are Growing
Since that first week where bottle calves were dropped at the farm one after another, we seem to have paused and leveled out at three. As Grandpa Dave says – “one for each of the boys.” Read more: Now We Have 3 ChucksRead more: Meet Chuck – Our First Moomaker The calves had their ears tagged with the boys’ initials so they …
Our Dogs Are Living Their Best Lives
Let’s be completely honest – we definitely bought the farm for the dogs. Our Kansas City yard was something spectacular. While tiny, it packed a punch. Shortly after moving in, we installed artificial turf so that the doggers would have green “grass” to run and play on year-round. Even with walks though, we couldn’t begin to burn enough of their …
It’s Spring! The Farm is Coming to Life
Even though it was a very mild Winter, moving to the farm in December left us dreaming of what could eventually exist. We bought the farm knowing it was a beautiful piece of property that held a ton of potential. But, you know, brown grass, dormant trees and gray skies often made it hard to envision just what we’d see …
The Potatoes Are Finally Planted
Sunday was an insanely busy day on the farm. Among the chaos of finishing the chicken coop and staking off the North garden, we also planted potatoes. The potatoes went into the southwest 100 sq. ft. of the garden. Inside of the 5′ by 20′ area we created 3 horizontal (East-West) rows. Each was allowed ample spacing. The rows are …
Our First Big Mow
We knew the time was coming. The weather today was much too perfect to ignore. We had to attempt mowing our 7 acres of yard – and today was the today. Honestly – we didn’t think that the yard actually needed to be mowed yet. It just didn’t look that shaggy. But we borrowed my mom’s zero-turn mower for a test drive …
Planning the North Garden
The North garden is already proving to be quite the undertaking. We knew when we started plowing and tilling that the garden space next to our barn was massive. Despite warnings, we acknowledged how much work it would be, but continued ahead. So far – it’s amazing. We’re getting our first look at just how much we’re planting and what …
This Week on the Farm: March 30 – April 5, 2020
While the weather jumps sporadically between warm sun and nice breezes to freezing rain and dreary gray skies – we’re keeping busy with Springtime work. This week, the farm continued to make slow but sure progress – specifically in the garden, greenhouse and chicken coop. Aaron and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned many times that it …