my county road
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My County Road: Hit the Reset
Growing up in the country outside a small town in Indiana with a population around 1,700 — we moved to a neighborhood in a city with a population of around 20,000. Now we’re back where we were before… and live in a barn.
From here, I can see the house where I grew up. I can also see the one where I raised my son. We were ready for a more relaxed and imperfect way of life, and have found it here.
Barndo Creek is a great place if you’re a dog — not a privacy fence in sight.
@ my county road…
winter to almost spring in less than a week
Back to work today and I don't even feel like I had a weekend off. I figure it has something to do with practice retirement and not being back in...
radiant floor heat is great if you like to sweat at night
I awoke EARLY this morning feeling hot with only a sheet for cover. The outside temperature is -3º. There's no wind but that's still a miserably...
i feel like Dharma looks and that ain’t good
I'm a night owl. I stay up late and hate mornings. This morning, my Oura Ring let me know that the midpoint of my sleep last night was 4 hours and...
mother nature scores a win… and a fail
It was the wee hours of the morning when the puppies went out for their last time before bed. It had already started to snow. By the time I got up,...
big brown keeps her property safe from birds
After dark, Merida always goes outside like she's after a ASNr. Of course, there's nothing out there so Dharma stays calm. But let a bird get in her...
grocery delivery incoming… no way i’m getting out
After being out and about yesterday, I opted for grocery delivery today. It's now mid-morning and we're still in single digits. The fact that I can...