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…
there’s been a change in your average steps per day
We've had contractors here for weeks. That translates to me getting up to let them in, and then moving to a spot behind a computer in the dining...
ben went to days and that makes me happy!
Ben is off of night shift and has secured a spot on days. When it comes to Coco, that's like the best news ever! It's not that I don't want to be...
we will sweat tomorrow
We have heating and air people coming here today. The mini split units (we have 6 inside) and the outside units (think heat pumps) have been total...
we’re still plugging along on the home improvement project
The upstairs en suite has been patched and painted as has the master bedroom. All that's left is for our contractor dude to finishing trimming...
sunset #28 of 52: photo taken when spring feels like summer
The last few days it's been in the 80s. Sadly, tomorrow night I'll have to bring my plants inside because temps are forecasted to plummet. We're...
Sunset #27 of 52 – and i have dumb tulips
The entire west side of this house -- and partially on the south side -- is lined with tulips. They've grown way up there but not one bloom can be...