by Victoria Gazeley | Jun 10, 2014 | Buildings, Decor, Renovation, Repair
(Updated June 10, 2014 – originally published December 2012) Nothing says ‘country decor’ more than a vintage cast iron sink. Except maybe a log cabin. Or a big pick-up truck. But nothing says ‘botulism’ or some other sort of nasty bacterial infection more...
by Victoria Gazeley | Oct 30, 2011 | Animals, Buildings, Chickens, Construction, From City to Country, Lessons, Livestock, Materials, Repair
It’s something out of a horror movie. You come home from a fun, barn dance/Halloween party with your young family to find your livestock slaughtered in their pen, blood spattered everywhere, corpses ripped to shreds. A gory end to a family’s pets –...
by Victoria Gazeley | Aug 27, 2011 | Construction, Materials, Repair, Rural Living Skills
There’s something about rustic shakes or more refined shingles that just screams ‘country charm’. From old New England cottages to sprawling West Coast estates and tiny rural cabins and outbuildings in the Rockies, wood shakes and shingles have a...
by Victoria Gazeley | May 30, 2011 | Buildings, Insects, Repair
It’s coming on summer – time for the mosquitoes and flies to begin their annual invasion. And time to dig out the screen doors to check for holes and tears that would allow those voracious little bugs into the house to feast on your flesh! If you live in...
