The Iowa Simmental Association hosted its annual Junior Field Day over the weekend. (For those of you not current on your breeds of beef, here’s the wiki link.) With a few other conflicts already on the calendar, we were on the fence about going this year. Turns out it wasn’t an issue as Sissy couldn’t […]
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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.
