Front Porch Sittin’
Here’s a part of the house I neglected to really show everyone in the Liberty House video tour… the front porch. Like everything else at
Here’s a part of the house I neglected to really show everyone in the Liberty House video tour… the front porch. Like everything else at
The first wave of projects at Liberty were mostly functional: A new roof, working bathroom and kitchen fixtures, and a refinished floor in my future
I tried to write this post yesterday, on actual moving day, but it turns out my wittiness has limits that are tested by trying to
It’s T-38 hours until the moving truck shows up at the Farm House Rental to make the official move to the Liberty House, and two
Now I won’t pretend like I didn’t spend quite a bit of time at the Liberty House before she was actually mine, but they were
I happened to pin a picture with the phrase “Work your ass off an never give up” a few days ago, and throughout the weekend
Note: I actually thought I posted this on Friday, so imagine my surprise when I found it in my drafts folder today. Things are that
Well, it’s finally officially official… the last lingering bit of paperwork has been cleared up, and The Liberty House is home. Even though I’m not
Even though the garage (also called “The Middle Barn” to distinguish it from The Big Barn and the Future Donkey Shed) is lower on the
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that today was the best day I’ve had this year. If for no other
I know that everyone has been waiting on the edge of their seats to watch a badly shot, fifteen minute iPhone video of me rambling
Today was the big sign-your-name-and-several-years-of-your-life-away-so-you-can-call-a-150-year-old-farmhouse-home day. Guess what banks, appraisers, and shady online auctioning companies? I. Win. And now I get to officially call The
Next week I plan to hit the ground running with the repairs that are being required by the bank to get my huge chunk of
This week it’s going to be the last push to get over The Great Battle of Paperwork that has consumed the last month of my
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