The Little Trailer House on the Prairie

  • Before and After #2

    We’ve been diligently working away on our little trailer house on the prairie.   Several months ago, I showed you our first before and after, and now, several months later,  I have another.  It’s a slow process. Although the place we bought and are working on is a D-U-M-P, it does have some good qualities. Like the wonderful… Read more

  • Four Things

    I have few things I want to share with you today. First Thing: We’re studying the water cycle in science up at the elementary school.  You remember your second grade science class don’t you?  Or has it been many moons?  For a quick review, here’s a song about the water cycle sung to the tune of If You’re Happy and… Read more

  • It’s cold today.   The sky is dressed in a blanket of gray clouds.   The trees have long been stripped of their flashy wardrobe.   They look bleak against the gray of the sky.  But there is a sense of beauty in a bare tree.  A glimmer of hope for the coming spring.  The smell of snow hangs thick in… Read more

  • Home Improvement

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  • Finally….

    Dear Friends, You’ll never guess what I’ve finally got my hands on. I’ve been wanting one of these. I’m going to hang it in my house. Yes, I do believe I heard a barely audible shriek from my sister all the way in New York City.   To attain this gem, all I had to say was “I’d like a cow… Read more

  • The Winner

    The winner of the $25 gift card is Brandi Cayce! Brandi said, How about”The Promise Land”. Those folks suffered through some trials and tribulations too. And, who would not like to buy some home grown veggies from “The Promise Land?” This was a fun contest and I enjoyed reading all the responses. There were funny ones… Read more

  • Remember in the movie Forrest Gump when Forrest buys his shrimping boat and he discovers that shrimping is hard.  He only catches five shrimp, and the black man jokes that a couple more and he could make himself a cocktail? Remember that old black man says, “you ever think of naming this boat?  It’s bad luck to have… Read more

  • Before and After #1

    My husband and I have been engrossed in a trailer house remodel since the beginning of the month.  It is hard dang work.  After hours and hours of grueling labor, sweat, dirt, and eating vienna sausages from a can, I finally have a before and after picture to show off. Front Door Before:  Prepare yourselves to… Read more