Category Archives: Building

I Lived In A Chicken House?

Posted on April 12, 2014 by

I was in fifth grade. My family had just moved from East Peoria, Illinois to Waterloo, Iowa. We were living in Grandma’s house until we could find a house for us. It was a large boarding    house so Mother … Continue reading →

Posted in Adolescent, Barns, Building, Chicken House, Chickens, Childhood, Cousins, Family, Farms, Fun, Home, Home Improvements, House, Illinois, Iowa, Leroy, Lorraine, Me, Memories, Old Barns, USA, Williamson | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Building A Log Cabin…Cake

Posted on September 23, 2013 by

Today is Armon’s 9th birthday and he asked me to make a log cabin cake for him! He loves to keep me challenged! I worked all day on it, not really knowing if it was going to work or not! … Continue reading →

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A Big Job Worth It In The End

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

When we built our log home we downsized from our big five bedroom house. We’ve lived here for 17 years now and I need more room! One thing we didn’t think too much about was storage space! Oh, we have … Continue reading →

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Family Home

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

Our family was growing and we needed more room! We finally put our beginner home on the market and began looking for a bigger house or land to build another house. We found two acres of land, lots of trees … Continue reading →

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Three Houses Built Turned Into Homes

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

My husband wasn’t a builder by trade but he loved to build! Before we were married he began building our first house. It was a small three bedroom, one bathroom house. He began building in April, we were married in … Continue reading →

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