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Garden Right Out Of The Back Door

Let's talk gardens! I finally have a garden plan down, because we had some time this week to plan out our garden area, and collect materials to get it all set up. This time around I chose to do a Hugelkultur style garden, but there is so many different ways to do it! This will… Continue reading Garden Right Out Of The Back Door

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Our Home in the Making

We've completed garbage clean up, clearing, driveway prep, meter prep, and cottage demo on our property! A lot of fixer upper things have been done, so here is what's new! First, the Garbage Our 2.50 acre property was riddled with garbage everywhere, when we first bought it. So far, we have hauled away exactly, 2… Continue reading Our Home in the Making

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Embracing Tiny Living

For the last 4 years, we’ve lived in a 1 bedroom, 500 sqft home. We’ve had 2 children, and now another on the way! In a just few months, we will hopefully be moving into a trailer (once we complete a little TLC on it) that's around 250 sqft, with all of our littles. While… Continue reading Embracing Tiny Living

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On-A-Budget Temporary Fencing

We needed fencing, and quickly. The big reason for this is because of extra safety. However, this fencing is not permanent fencing. We plan to remove it later on, to get our permanent fencing put in, but for now this will work well for us! Here is what, and how we did it, as well… Continue reading On-A-Budget Temporary Fencing

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Property Makeover: Part 1

We did it, we bought a “diamond in the rough” property! Now that we have it, I will be sharing the whole makeover journey, from start to finish. Let me tell you how it all happened. From the Start Well, first my husband, went to a realty office to see what we could do. We… Continue reading Property Makeover: Part 1