I guess you are wondering how we got here to Blocks In Fields. That is a story 20 years in the making. For as long as I can remember I have wanted chickens and a garden. Growing up in a city of a million people, chickens were not gonna happen. At least in my neighborhood. There was a garden but all it every produced was cucumbers, okra, and tomatoes. The dream never went away, it simply was pushed aside for…
Yay, rain! Where we live, one never complains about the rain. Ever. It does not rain enough and we need all we can get when we can get it. Just know it will rain on the one day when you don’t want it to. You know, the day when there is an outside event planned. The wedding with the big fluffy dress, the birthday with the bounce house, the anniversary with the fancy dishes and crystal. Sure, one can make…
There are so many factors affecting the building of a house. City and county ordinances, FEMA, code, neighborhood restrictions, wind, water, sewer, electricity, and most of all the sun and shade. Throughout the building of this house, I am sure there will be other posts dealing with these factors as they arise. It is inevitable. Living in the coastal region means the land is flat, right? Oh, how wrong you would be. The elevation hub came back today from the…
Driving by the property leads one to think about all kinds of sayings, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”, “all it needs is time”, or my favorite “one step at a time”. While this is true, there are times when it is hard to see past the curb through the forest. In this case, there is no curb or forest but you get my drift. At times like this, the best way to tackle the forest is simply…
And it starts. Finally. Hopefully. Maybe… For years and years, we’ve wanted a piece of property big enough to have a small garden and some crazy chickens. Before that could happen there was living here, living there, and living everywhere. We tried to live the “what’s expected” life and it failed us. What is the “what’s expected” life? It is the all American lifestyle. Two college degrees living in a 2000 sf home with a two car garage, two kids,…