Well, we have begun our second week at the new farm, and while there will be MANY stories to tell and pictures to share, I am not entirely done telling the story of Preservation Acres and all we did there on this blog. So today, I am posting about our mudroom transformation. When we moved to PA in the fall of 2014, this room - and the adjoining bedroom, was one long space. We suspect it was a ... View Post
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Preservation Acres: Primary Bathroom Remodel
"Love is particular: we name this person and love them. We invest in this place, in this soil and watch things grow.” – Leonard Hjalmarson As we get ready to move and start our new adventure I wanted to take some time to record some of the projects and events missed here on the blog. This blog has been around so long and has already borne witness to so many changes in our lives, that it seems ... View Post
1st Annual Pumpkin Pickin at Preservation Acres
Well, we did it! We grew a pumpkin patch big enough to share and hosted a pickin! It was hot as blue blazes and we had some stiff competition for attendance (homecomings, Eco-fest, band competitions...) but it was such a lovely day despite of it all! I think everyone who was able to come, really enjoyed the mellowness of it all - it was slow and gentle and peaceful (at least compared to ... View Post
From the Blessing of Preservation Acres
God of all blessings, source of all life, giver of all grace: We thank you for the gift of life: for the breath that sustains life, for the food of this earth that nurtures life, for the love of family and friends without which there would be no life. We thank you for the mystery of creation: for the beauty that the eye can see, for the joy that the ... View Post
Welcome to Preservation Acres
Well y'all. We did it. We bought the farm. And like everything else wonderful and amazing in my life, I did not get what I expected. And I am so very thankful. This is our mid-century farmhouse. Isn't she lovely? Have you never heard of a mid-century farmhouse? You must not live in Central Arkansas then, because this part of the country is full of ... View Post
Introducing Preservation Peeps
At long last we have chickens! Again! If had told me two years ago that it would take us this long to be ready for our first Preservation Acres flock I would have slapped you and wept for days. Y'all setting up a farmstead at the age of forty while working full-time and raising teenagers is no quick matter. Rather it is the epitome of a "long obedience in the same direction." It is doing a ... View Post
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