Our Farmhouse Family Grows

We have been very busy around here for the last few weeks. Our population here at the farmhouse grew by two since my in-laws moved into our place next door. I didnt think it needed any work since it was a rental property, but as a house for family I am told it needs a "complete overhaul." My in-laws have been busy painting and unpacking boxes, and I jump in when I can because I am busy in the woodshop working on a big bedroom set we just started. You will soon be able to follow this on our farmhouse furniture website. My wife and I  are at the stage in our lives were we are raisng children and starting to look after our parents.



Living room & kitchen at in-laws house







Dining room at the in-laws

On one hand, we feel fortunate to be living in our dream house however, with this great house and property comes a responsibility to share what we have with the people we care about.Even though it's usually only my wife and I in the main house, our dinner table is always overflowing with friends and family.  It seems that between family, friends and our woodshop group everybody always migrates towards our cozy kitchen.

Our country kitchen

My wife's excellent baking ability doesn't hurt. She is well known for her homemade cookies, pies and cakes. While I am siting here writing this, my father-in-law just wandered into our family room  from next door looking for one of the cupcakes my wife made yesterday. It seems like whenever our ovens are going, the aroma reaches the far corners of town, and people seem to stop by just at the right moment and are greeted with a hot cup of coffee or tea and some fresh baked goods.

Setting new raised beds

We expanded our garden, and we hope to raise more chickens this year. I added a few more beds in the vegetable garden, and I'm thinking of getting a few more hens which means I need to get started on a bigger coop (that blog soon to come). So the addition of my in-laws also means more veggies, more eggs, and a few more at our table. My cup runneth over.