I mentioned last week that we dug up the yard, again. This time, it involved our electrical service. When we bought the house, we knew the electrical need updating. Starting at the power company’s transformer all the way through to almost every outlet in the house, the electrical was outdated. After we had a nearby […]
Archive for October, 2015
After receiving a tip from a family friend, my wife and I ventured down a dusty road for the first time together in search of a house that was for sale by owner. The potential was there: wood floors buried beneath dated carpet, solid wood pocket doors surrounded by 100 year old trim, and a faded screen door leading to a covered porch complete with a white wooden swing. So, in July of 2011 my wife and I became only the third family to own this 100+ year old two-story farm house and surrounding acreage on a quiet dusty road in rural Iowa. What you’ll find on these pages is the story of what comes next.
