Working on the roof, finding more old stuff, is all in a day’s work at our 80 year old house remodel. And I finally reveal the floor plan for the renovation and thoughts behind the design process, here on the blog. We are getting very close to ...
In the Garden
80 Year Old House Remodel – 5
This edition of our 80 year old house remodel is full of big machinery. The basement is backfilled and our trusses are raised. High. Check out the video on that! We start with backfilling The Hole with a rented skid steer. That is a relief – one ...
Best Ever Homemade Iced Tea Concentrate
This homemade iced tea concentrate recipe is simply the best iced tea I’ve ever tasted. It is sweet, strong, and tastes like tea, and is completely adaptable to your preferences. This refreshing tea is perfect for those hot summer days, or anytime ...
Old House Remodel 4 – The Basement Gets a Roof
In the fourth installment of our 80 year old house remodel, the new basement gets a roof. Things start to go wrong as framing begins. As we continue our old house remodel and addition, things continue to be built in the upward direction. The ...
Ultimate Macaroni Salad
Are you looking for that perfectly flavourful and creamy macaroni salad to bring to the next summer BBQ? This ultimate macaroni salad does not disappoint. Forget the dry, bland, so-much-macaroni-is-it-really-a-salad recipes and make this crave-worthy ...
Melt in Your Mouth Rhubarb Dessert
Rhubarb is a staple when the shoots of these first fruits of spring offer an endless of array of dessert options. But this scrumptious, mouth-watering Rhubarb Dessert is a real treat. The sweet custard filling melds together with the tart rhubarb, ...
Old House Remodel – 3: Dig a Hole
In this edition of our Dear Old House Remodel, excavation begins and rain continues. I prepare a giant steel beam for the basement, and concrete work commences. May 16: Once upon a time a giant hole appeared in my yard. That’s about how fast ...
80 Year Old House Remodel – 2
Work has begun on our 80 year old house remodel! Join us as we start with demolition! Our entryway is doomed! It’s a bit, ok, incredibly surreal that work has started on our old house remodel. It is May, and we begin with the entryway vestibule. ...
80 Year Old House Remodel – 1
Welcome to our old house remodel. We moved to our home on 80 acres in Manitoba in 2006. We absolutely love our property, but we always intended to do something about the house. Then life happened: kids, job changes, mind changes! But now we are ...
Homemade Iced Coffee Concentrate
On those hot days nothing quite beats an Iced Coffee after working in the garden or mowing the lawn. This cold brew method creates a smooth, less acidic coffee than traditional hot brewed coffee. Save your sanity and your pocket book with this ...
I'm Erika, I live on eighty acres in the northern prairies of southern Manitoba with my husband and four kids. Here, we enjoy the outdoors and try to be more self sufficient as we try new things in the garden and learn about our land and the world around us.