Excerpted from Neil's latest book LandBook - An owner's manual for rural land (second edition) ~~~~~~~~ Some people swear by meditation; others tout the virtues of…
There's something romantic or heartwarming about seeing a home in a clearing in the woods or down a lane with a glow of lamps or…
Like a lot of people who approach middle age, I started to wish for a simpler life based on the quiet of the country. So…
Imagine that you are outside working in your garden. You have been out since 6:30 a.m., and now that cool morning air is giving way…
Preface This article is inspired by the craftsmanship and elegance of early American homebuilding. Further, it endeavors to be a worthy tribute to the late…
Rural areas of North America are punctuated at measured intervals by small churches, steeples rising above the farmsteads. They recall a time when the…
We have the land. We have a house we are selling. Our next step is to move all our stuff and us over TO…
"For I, methinks, till I grow old, As fair before me shall behold, As I do now, the Cabin small, The Lake, the Bay, the…
Just down the road from our house sits a sagging cabin made from hand-hewn logs with a low ceiling and raggedly sturdy stone fireplace…
Nothing says “log cabin in the pines” like a big solid natural stone fireplace, so when we built our log cabin in the pines,…
Our poultry tractors used to sit dormant in between bird batches, now they are used year round, in a variety of ways. Our multi-purpose…
The old house crouched in the weeds, summoning as much dignity as it could, missing parts of its roof, some walls, and some windows. …
