5 Acres & A Dream
October 5, 2026

Back Porch Project: Floor Part 2

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  Continued from Part 1 So here's where we left off last time . The porch floor was completed almost to the top of the old concrete porc...
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October 1, 2026

Back Porch Project: Floor Part 1

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After the stairway was built , the floor was next. The first part, screwing the floor boards to the framing , was pretty straightforward. Ev...
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September 25, 2026

Back Porch Project: New Stairway

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In my last back porch project post , I showed you the finished framing with only a stepladder to get up into the house...
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September 20, 2026

My 2026 Reading List Is Gone

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Last week, my entire book list for this year disappeared from blogger. I opened the draft to add something to the list, and suddenly several...
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September 13, 2026

Back Porch Project: Foundation & Framing

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Dan has made a start on the new back porch . One of the things he did in preparation was to watch dozens of Youtube videos of other peoples...
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5 Acres & A Dream. The dream has always been to live close to the land. The five acres came in 2009, when my husband Dan and I bought a neglected 1920s-built bungalow on a piece of old farmland. The goal is simpler, sustainable, more self-reliant living, and a return to agrarian values.
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