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…
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,…
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…
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…
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 Portable Building Cabin Adventure Continues A place to call your own. A place to escape to for relaxation, fresh air, solitude, or adventure.…
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. …
