White Chimneys Farm

Well, it took three weeks but the old roof is off and the new roof is on. The shakes are so new and so red! Along with the copper, it seems to fit right in with the fall landscape. If the weather permits, our job is to get up there and repaint the chimneys, since the n...

So, since you've likely been here before, you know that we are in the midst of replacing the roof on the house. The job is about 70% done - which is to say, the south side has been stripped of the old shingles and, a few tweaks of gutters and overhangs later, the new s...

The roof is moving up!

While it is not exactly Halloween we were gifted with a beautiful weekend for painting. As the project of painting the exterior has gone on I have realized just how many colors are actually incorporated into the look of this house. Among these is a pale blue on the cei...

It's been more than a quarter century since the house had a new roof and it's time so, here's a couple of shots of the progress (which we never remember to do!). Fortunately, the weather has been just lovely - but tomorrow there's rain coming...

 That's the tear off as...

Well, for those of you keeping up with our adventures in agriculture, the results are in on our fair entries. We enter in three categories - veggies, herbs, and flowers. We did ok in a growing season that I've felt was not all it could have been. (This was partly our f...