I think I’ve mentioned before that the DW and I keep a list of improvements/additions we’d like to make to the house and around the acreage. Some of them are fairly straight forward and are fairly major projects. There are days where it seems the list is getting endlessly longer instead of shorter, but we’re […]
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.
