Photos from Around the Farm

Here are some pictures from around the farm.  There is lots of green this time of year.

                                                                     Side garden

Looking down the driveway

The kids play trees.  Soon to be clubhouse area.

Barn pictures.

Inside barn.  Now we have lots more hay.

Rock pile.

What I like to call the secret garden.

Looking up the drive.

The house of course!

One more step closer...

Here is some pictures of the basement.  It is coming together.  I didn't get a final picture yet, with all the furniture in place.  I will I promise.  We still have to save up for some more flooring on the other side near the washer and dryer...btw the washer still isn't fixed...We plan on putting down vinyl, but it looks like wood.  It comes in strips.  Hopefully it will look good when we get it done.  Steve is going to do that part himself.  I can't wait to be finished.  Now we have to find some more space in the garage for some of our "stuff" that just needs to be out of the basement.

The move to Ohio

When we moved to Ohio we knew it would be a big change. We were moving from a postage stamp lot in the burbs to 6 acres and a 100 year old farm house. The land has a barn, garages, fruit trees, berry bushes and gardens. The kitchen needed updating and that is the first project we took on. We have been doing projects ever since. (although this isn't much of a change in life, we have been remodeling since we were married)

We love the old floor boards. We love the openess of the rooms, which is unusual for an old farm house.

What I did not know, or could truly understand when we moved here is that these would become part of all our wardrobes.

I can't believe we have these.

I can't believe I can make this.

I can't believe we help with all this.

I can't believe I learned how to do this.

I can't believe the kids aren't upset by finding this.

I can't believe I am not freaked out by this.

or this

I can't believe this is starting to feel like home. Finally. (sometimes)

On my way to the chicken coop...

These are some views on my way to the chicken coop.  The lovely crab apple tree in the front yard.

Beautiful trees with the leaves changing.

Eggs in the nesting boxes.

My favorite "girl"  She is always sitting in the window.  I think she really really wants to hatch something.

She is always puffed up and laying on the thermometer.  Maybe she thinks it is a big egg?

She is the sweetest and you can pick her up and pet her and love her and she doesn't care.

Here is how warm it is under her.  She always sits on the thermometer.  It is about 55 outside.  It is a warm 89 degrees under there.

Collecting eggs for the walk back.

Picture of the back door.  I love pumpkins in the fall.

Have a great day!

New Laundry Room

Here is the big project that Steve has been working on for the past few days.  My wonderful new laundry area.  We had the laundry upstairs...which is good...but it made our bathroom turn into a huge laundry hamper...which is bad...

Now I have room to fold and put laundry baskets.  We have a laundry chute...which I love more than I expected.  Next is the floor in the whole basement.  That will make things very nice.