My parents purchased a beautiful house on over 20 acres of rolling hills and woodlands. We never even entertained the idea that they would move out here when we were in the process of purchasing our place, but we are thrilled that they are here. The moving truck is gone and now they are unpacking […]
Benjamin and I visited Loren and the homestead this past weekend and WOW! Just WOW! I’m so impressed by and excited about the evolution of our property. I had not been there for five weeks and the changes are significant. Let me count the ways… Our friendly bull-dozing Don cleared another section of forest to
Why would two gainfully employed people quit their jobs in Dallas, Texas and move to rural Tennessee? By most people’s standards we are successful people living the American dream. However, after years of working in the city we became convinced that the nine-to-five corporate job, while living in the suburbs, was for us an unfulfilling,
We haven’t posted in a while, but that doesn’t mean that we haven’t done anything. The walls of the new room are complete, as are the windows, subfloor and the exterior siding. The new room is finally enclosed and weather proof. The driveway is now fixed thanks to Arlie Cooper and Don Robertson. Below are
On October 29th, 2013 we made the leap and purchased 9.7 wooded acres in Sardis, TN. It has a small cabin that will become our temporary home while we build our permanent house. Sardis is a quiet town of less than 500 people in Western Tennessee. This blog will document our adventures as two former