After we finished with the barn cleaning the boys got together with their new friends and disappeared. I was busy getting dinner ready when all of a sudden I hear a commotion outside the house. Poking my head out, I spy a half of a dozen boys and a girl or two carrying some big […]
Barn cleaning
We own a barn. It is a nice size barn 28′ x 60′. Originally it was a wooden barn. The owners prior to us put on red aluminum siding. From what I have learned from our neighbors there haven’t been many animals housed in the barn. One stall has a man door and is enclosed […]
Dessert vs. Gravity
My mom came to visit a few days ago. I love it when people visit. When she arrived she gave Joshua some money to run down the lane and get a pie ( yes, homemade baked goods and ice cream so close to home). Joshua wanted to ride his bicycle so my mom gave him […]
Luke, the farm dog
When we made our offer on the house we were asked if we were willing to keep their border collie dog named Luke. His owners had not yet found a home and were going to be staying in their camper. We immediately said yes because we thought it was best that he stay with his […]
God always provides Part 2 (The Purchas...
Our home of eleven years was now under contract with a lovely couple who would be getting married in the fall. They want to raise a family in the same home that we have raised our boys. It was time to move on. All of our friends and family are in the Clackamas/Multnomah County areas. […]
God always provides Part 1 (The Sellin...
Let me start at the beginning. We have wanted property for a long time. It began as a desire for a way of raising our boys. A lot of hard work and the reward of the payoff for that hard work. It progressed to a desire to be able to grow/raise our own food. We […]