There is a wonderful orchard about 3 miles from our property where we are currently building our little farmhouse. It’s about 15 to 20 miles from the nearest town of any size, but draws people from miles and miles around. My father had a small fruit orchard for many years, as well as a huge [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Everything’s Coming Up Peaches
Posted in recipes, tagged Peaches, Sorbet on August 10, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Why it Works
Posted in family, tagged family on August 4, 2008 | 6 Comments »
It works because he doesn’t mind doing this …
…and I don’t mind doing this.
We totally share everything.
My husband is my best friend. People say that. But he really is my best friend.
If he weren’t, I don’t know how it would work. We work in the same building just down the hall from one another. We [...]
Best Ever Blueberry Muffins
Posted in recipes, tagged blueberries on August 3, 2008 | 5 Comments »
It’s always busy in my kitchen after my weekly visit to the local farmer’s market. This week I brought home fresh Silver Queen corn, purple hull peas, lima beans, okra and blueberries.
The peas, most of the beans, the corn, and all but 2 cups of the blueberries went to the freezer. Then I decided we’ve [...]
As Promised…
Posted in House Building, tagged farmhouse on August 3, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Exciting concrete basement walls!
The door is the door to the safe-room, which is against the dirt wall. We are in the middle of Toney, which is the line that tornadoes usually follow when they come through the county, so we thought this was a really good idea. We can go downstairs from the living area [...]
Progress
Posted in House Building, tagged farmhouse on August 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Never having built a house before, we have no idea what to expect as we go through the next several months. So many things are totally new to us, and we are depending so much on Daniel-the-Builder’s knowledge and experience.
We feel very good about our choice of D-t-B because of his committment to build green. He shares [...]
