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.

Merida & Dharma

Barndo Creek is a great place if you’re a dog — not a privacy fence in sight. 

@ my county road…

home inspections – racket?

home inspections – racket?

So I got the report for the home inspection of the city house. The buyer -- or the buyer's realtor -- orders the inspection and they get the report...

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my new digs has a gardener

my new digs has a gardener

Spent the day in the Ville while an extremely thorough inspector was at the for sale house. Taking my two dogs is a shit show in itself -- both are...

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this ain’t no new build

this ain’t no new build

The home inspector did the first pass today and has scheduled 3-4 hours on Wednesday of this week. He let me know he would be checking every outlet,...

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the bad b*tches of Lasher Drive

the bad b*tches of Lasher Drive

Dharma and Merida rule their domain with a stern paw. While they were on patrol, a squirrel decided to run the length of the yard on top of the...

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drizzle and flies

drizzle and flies

Sitting this morning in the sunroom of the house waiting to be sold, I'm surrounded by flies. ARG! It's drizzling outside so they all want inside....

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a new freezer

a new freezer

Not sure if I mentioned this earlier, but one of the things the buyer of this house asked for was that I leave my freezer. I'm guessing that's...

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