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Paint It Red

May 30th, 2014 · 1 Comment · farming

My wife finished painting the tool shed and spent about two seconds admiring her work before she moved right along to painting the goat shed. But wait! The tool shed is now a blue-ish gray Sherwin Williams calls “peppercorn.” The goat shed is a completely different color–“gypsy red.” In my wife’s world, contrast is good. […]

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Making the Farm Beautiful

May 27th, 2014 · 1 Comment · farming

When my wife isn’t clearing hedgerows to make room for raspberry canes she’s thinking about all the ways our farm could look better. High on her list was the fading red paint on the tool shed and goat shed. Why do barns have to be painted red? After making a run to the hardware store […]