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…
a week of treading water
Here it is Friday again and I don't feel like I've made a whole lot of headway at our new place. Matter of fact, I've barely kept my head above...
the paint color challenge for a closing slated for 10/12/22
I'm not changing the countertops even though I'm a white or black quartz girl and I've got brown/orange laminate. (Again... it's a barndo, Shelley.)...
it’s like meeting a troll when you’re out of arrows
I know I said I wasn't going to go at home improvements here like I did in Seymour. I also said I was going to take my time and not get in a hurry....
heating and air guy coming today – probably
Today, the sellers are sending their favorite heating and air dude to fix the outside unit that controls the upstairs. Near perfect days right now,...
toilet paper on the right or left?
As I sit here trying to get motivated to get something accomplished today I'm thinking about which room to tackle first. I figure I should start...
almost like vacation… but not quite
Living in Seymour there was nothing to look at. Dr. Stout across the street had a few trees -- but nothing much. The homes were all pretty on my...