There’s always an adventure brewing at the little house on Pine. Since becoming homeowners (almost 5 years!), we’ve both built an array of skills: wiring lights, learning about insulation, hanging shelves, building a window seat bench… and most recently, learning …
Note: the following is a guest post by John from and a little wine. Check out his blog for a little food, a little wine, book reviews, baseball and great writing! Fit for Life is a fantastic blog name- what …
Even though summer is just around the corner (6 weeks!), it’s never too late to begin a summer shape-up challenge. As I mentioned in a previous post, I’m looking for a new fitness challenge. Running has become part of my …
It’s amazing what can be accomplished in a short period of time. Normally, Shane or I (and sometimes both) have prior commitments on the weekend – work or otherwise. Not this weekend. Other than the 5k race I ran on …
Today, I finished race #8 of my racing career! {well, 9 if you count the Virtual 5K…} The Connor’Smiles 5K at Camp Pecometh We raced in memory of Connor Rice, a 15-year old local boy who was in a tragic …
Tomorrow, I have another spring race! It’s a 5K, and I’m hoping to race a personal best. My best recorded time is 27:10 (26:02 if you count the Virtual Blend 5K). I think I can do it! {encouragement would help!} …
There’s nothing quite like picking a bright red berry fresh from the ground on a warm spring day. Usually, my first strawberry picking adventure of the season begins on my birthday (May 28…because we both know that you secretly want …
As I mentioned in the previous post, this is my third year cultivating the backyard homestead. 1. TomatoesI don’t like tomatoes. Tomatoes are too acidic for me to enjoy. But I planted them, because I thought that’s what gardeners plant! …
We’ve lived at the little house on Pine for nearly 5 years {officially 5 years in August}. The first two years, we focused on updates to the house: new shower, lots of painting, fixing pipes, working on insulation, adding a …