August 3, 2012

Exterior Painting is Almost Done!

The back porch dining room window. 

Miles priming the north side of the house.

David and Miles painting in the sunset. 

The front porch is almost done.  Hope to get the ceiling and door painted soon.

The south side of house is pretty much done.  Well, not the window frames or shades, but the exterior is done.

June 17, 2012

Making Green Plum Jam

We thought this tree was a crab apple tree until the fruits kept growing bigger and bigger.  We tasted one of the mysterious fruits and it was delicious!  This tree is a Green Gauge Plum tree.  The plums are a beautiful yellow green color and taste tangy and sweet, perfect for homemade jam!
Picked plums for the jam.



Green plum jam reducing on the stove.  I know, it doesn't look green.  Green Gauge Plum jam can range in colors from brown to orange to pink!  I'll post pics of the finished jam soon.

April 3, 2012

Welcome!

Well here she is, just as we bought her in October 2011. Let's hope future pictures show our neglected old foursquare farmhouse a little freshened up!