Today I share one of my favorite ways to make free gifts and budget home decorations using the weeds and…
Good landscaping in and around your chicken coop can improve flock health by providing well-ventilated shade in the heat of…
I potted up a new Eucalyptus houseplant today, and I thought I'd take some photos to document a few things…
I'm no stranger to a miter saw and repurposed wood, but sometimes wood isn't right for the project. Whether it…
Awhile back, I stumbled across this old bench swing at a flea market. Though marked "not for sale", I was…
Last fall a friend purchased a fantastic property with a 19th century stone barn still standing on the back of…
A few readers have commented on a decorating feature in my house that I've never really mentioned on my blog:…
I tend to be either 100% inspired and need to jump into a project immediately to see my vision come…
My good friend Merre has been hunting for a fun focal point for a new water feature all summer.…
My furniture shopping pet peeve is that the price tag rarely reflects quality- more often the price reflects the cost…
When a tornado hit my city in 2011, my summer overflowed with balancing my full-time job with lots of volunteering.…
Recently I posted about the century oak that fell during a late spring storm this year. I'm still grieving…
I raised 35 meat birds this spring and in order to keep things civil in the 100 year old coop…
Faced with a showerhead beginning to spray water in every direction except my body, I set out to do…
Hawk Hill's fences are draped with heavily scented honeysuckle vines, humming-bird enticing trumpet vines, and deep emerald-toned Virginia Creeper. Unfortunately,…
I will admit a slight obsession with water features in the garden. Despite the sense of privacy that Hawk-Hill's sprawling…
Most chicken coops are plagued by cracked eggs and soiled nests- solve both problems by installing soft astroturf nesting liners…