Our freshly harvested kale sits in a bucket on the kitchen counter, just as the day before and the day before that. Actually, every day this week, we’ve needed to pick this prolific green, which we’re growing for the first time.
Three contractors and two totally stressed-out homeowners later, my husband and I decided to take matters into our own hands—literally.
Summer's lease hath all too short a date. ~William Shakespeare
After settling on a contractor, we moved ahead with the farmhouse’s demolition and repair of the substructure (aka, the floor and rim joists devoured by termites and powder post beetles). Our goals: cut costs and keep renovation in motion.
