I've wanted to come up with a creative way to display the kid's artwork they bring home from school. Anything would be better than it sitting in a pile on the kitchen counter. This project didn't start out as a solution to this problem, but in the end I think it works well. So what... Continue Reading →
It was one of those days where you just want to jump in the truck and go someplace new. Someplace never seen before. Sunny October days in Iowa are made for exploring, driving down a country road, through cornfields now stripped and barren. And if you're lucky that country road might just take you to... Continue Reading →
Every year Christmas arrives on December 25th (duh!) Every year I tell myself I'm going to get a jump on gifts. Every year I'm scrambling and wishing I had taken more time to be prepared. Well, I'm determined to do a better job this year, even though we're already half way through October. There's still... Continue Reading →
It was time to go through the old junk pile. I saw it there toward the edge of the property when we first bought the house. Tucked in among the trees, it stuck out like an ugly wart when everything was winter-bare. But through the summer, when the branches were lush and the undergrowth was... Continue Reading →