It is spring and farm babies are all around us. Those cute little balls of fur or feathers, as well as the four-legged little ones are all easy prey for predators. This came to light for us last week when we got up and a coyote was chasing some of our f...

Over the years we have enjoyed many family gatherings that included the do you remember when stories. My parents had sold the farm and moved south before I was born, so life on their farm was always a topic of conversation, mainly in the later years of m...

In trying to decipher which style is what, one can become confused at best. While there are specific elements relating to each style, country, French country and rustic themes can all be easily intertwined. Years ago, room themes centered around a perio...

Everywhere you turn , there is a new idea of what your home should look like. Do you want the down home feeling of country or the rustic atmosphere of cowboy or western décor? Do you want old items, new items or...

Are you asking yourself what is hardscape? It is simply the use of non-plant elements within a landscape. Say you have decorated the inside of your house with a country décor theme centering around roosters. You have the down-home country charm in you...