2013 – Kick Ass or Die

Wildlife Interlude & The Last Lessons of the Year

December 30, 2013 37 Comments

Listen, just ’cause I drank one bottle of wine and sang a Christmas carol about my power tools does not mean we’re done talking about

The Story of a Girl and Four Boots

December 18, 2013 6 Comments

There was once a girl who believed that an old, broken-soled pair of work boots and some bright purple Uggs could get her through almost

Demolicious

December 13, 2013 20 Comments

Yes. That’s a word. I totally made it up and it does, in fact, make it even harder to take myself seriously. But then again,

Liberty House Master Bath: Inspiration

December 11, 2013 34 Comments

Demo on the master bath is, well, occurring at the very moment I’m writing this. Goodbye black mirrors. Goodbye oddly designed vanity. Goodbye upright coffin

That’s The Spirit

December 8, 2013 13 Comments

Has December picked anyone else up by the scruff of their neck and drop-kicked them into the middle of Holiday craziness, or is that just

Cold Weather Projects

December 4, 2013 16 Comments

It’s hard to believe I’m closing in on my second year working on the Liberty House, and if I’m going to be honest, I kind

Lots of Little Things I’m Grateful For

December 1, 2013 16 Comments

Last week I wrote a really touching and sentimental post about how grateful I am for the farm, and then I was like, “Seriously? If

Things I’m Grateful For: No More Rubble

November 24, 2013 25 Comments

No matter which way you slice it– by man-hours (235), weight (74,000 pounds), number of dumpsters (4), or amount of alcohol consumed in order to

End of the Garden 2013: Planning for Next Year

November 20, 2013 26 Comments

Over the weekend I finally got around to cleaning out all of those raised beds I built and grew an overwhelming amount of tomatoes in

Dutch Door: In Progress

November 18, 2013 15 Comments

Do you guys know how many swear words I use every single time I have to install a door by myself? Pretty much all of

First Snow

November 13, 2013 14 Comments

Well, this happened… Pretty sure that three weeks ago I was working outside in a tank-top. Yep. Definitely was. I’d be surprised, but this is

Well, That Explains the Smell

November 12, 2013 23 Comments

For the last month or so I’ve been doing that thing you do when an odd smell suddenly appears in one of the rooms of

The Last Hundred Feet

November 10, 2013 13 Comments

The pasture fence may actually qualify as the most overwhelming project of 2013, which was completely unexpected because the pasture fence that MysteryMan and I

End of the Garden 2013: Holy Tomato

November 5, 2013 12 Comments

A few weeks ago when my mom and I were drinking bottles of wine ah, working on the pasture fence, we got the bright idea

Farmers Auction

October 29, 2013 13 Comments

Probably the most important item on my “prep for winter” list was to stock up on hay for the donkeys. Since they came to the