Into the woods
C’mon Mud! There’s nothing to be afraid of. This will be fun. The water won’t hurt you. Then I let out a yelp as both of my feet fall into the cold stream. This past weekend Muddy took his first hike. We went to the Tucquan Glen Loop Trail. https://www.alltrails.com/explore/recording/tucquan-glen-loop-trail–44?p=19962259 It started with crossing a […]
#35 – Hike the Appalachian Trail
My Grandfather Harold Dibble, is the toughest man I ever knew. He was a Marine and Korean War Veteran. He never spoke of the war to us, but would stick refrigerator magnets to his forehead as a magic trick. Only later was I told that they stuck due to shrapnel from the war. He […]
Pedigree Foundation 2019 Rescue Dog of the Year
Mister Muddy has started making a name for himself. If I wasn’t there, I wouldn’t believe it. This summer he got his first phone call… Hello? Is Muddy There? May I ask who’s calling? It’s the Pedigree Foundation. We’d like to speak to him about a volunteer opportunity. I had them hang up and call […]
Chicken Coop
We recently added chickens to the farm. As they grew from peeps, we had to build them a home. The materials I found a local family that was getting rid of their old chicken coop in order to upgrade. That became our starting point. It needed a little work, so the kids got right to […]
Our Herb and Flower Garden
After clearing the river rocks to prepare our veggie garden, I needed somewhere to put them. So we created a herb and flower garden built around our storm water swale. The Location Our property sits beside a large hill and a storm water swale is located next to it. So, it was always kind of […]
Our Vegetable Garden
Creating a new garden from scratch has been a lot of work. The spot we chose probably required more work than any other spot on our property. The Location There are large trees all over our property. So, we have a fair amount of shade in the summer. However, there are a few gaps in […]
Wood Pallets as Wall Covering
What do I do with the ugly drywall in the garage? The yellowed drywall was full of holes and littered with hasty patches and piles of mud. The Challenge I’m terrible at finishing drywall. It takes me twice as long as it should. I make twice the mess and it only ends up half as […]