Through my business, Picket Fences, Inc. (see story here) I try to remodel, restore or rejuvenate a local house every 18 months or so. Typically, the goal is to find gems in our immediate neighborhood, but this latest find was one I couldn’t resist. A sweet friend of mine, Madison Hallock contacted me when she…
Raising chickens does not take a great deal of maintenance. Providing a shelter, food and room to range is about all that they need. One of our original reasons we have chickens is to manage the bug population here on our property. Since Bella Terra was in a deteriorated and overgrown state for many decades,…
I have such fond memories of Halloween as a child in Connecticut. Halloween night was always chilly with the leaves floating off the trees. We would make our own costumes and go Trick-or-Treating in the neighborhood. The scariest part was running by the dark graveyard that was across the street. I can remember “surviving” the…
My vegetable garden is comprised of 5 raised beds made from concrete blocks and edged with brick. I like raised beds because it’s easier on the back and you can control the condition of the soil. The PVC pipes are hooped over the beds to allow for bird netting or shade cloth to protect the…
My husband and I made a very quick overnight trip to Bella Terra North, our cabin in the White Mountains of Arizona. We have never been that couple who gaze into each others eyes, sit face-to-face and have lengthy conversations. We are both very busy, but when we do talk, we are more of what…