before & after

Over the past few years, I've been slowly out-growing my office.  I am a very organized person, but I realized the star item in my office - my desk - was just too small.  Several weeks ago Dad found a free desk on Craig's List in Clare, MI, about an hour South of Kingsley, which we went down to pick up. It needed some Mike Kurta-izing (sanding, repairing, shining up, and best of all, painting) and yesterday, we reassembled its pieces in my office.  This picture is from a few weeks ago, and there's the late Mabel!

A large, heavy oak desk with mahogany veneer, Dad said it is incredibly well made and sturdy.  I chose bright pink paint, and will be filling it back up carefully.  What a difference a good work space makes - thank you Mom & Dad!

hi Porci

A little porcupine friend has been hanging around the farm for a few days - I pulled a few quills out of Cozy's neck when she came in too close to check it out.  I read up on the North American Porcupine - here are a few facts:

- they are the second largest North American rodent after the Beaver

- they are far from endangered, as they have no enemies - slow moving, they are more likely to be hit by a car than eaten as prey.  Sadly, I see many, many dead porcupines on the roads around Northern Michigan

- Native Americans ate them

- there are some great videos on YouTube of people and their friendly pet porcupines

right around the corner

an elderly couple right around the corner from the farm are selling their home, and had a nice estate sale yesterday - here, a chartreuse cooler $2

Amazeballs vintage books - each, $0.25

Ziploc bag of vintage matches $1.00 - here are just some of the awesome designs - there are dozens more

the cheese curd bike

I have been thinking about getting a push-cart style vending bike to sell Boss Mouse cheese curds at festivals, additional farmers markets, etc. all year. Work-bikes are expensive, so it was just an idea in my head for the time being.  This past weekend however, while driving on a road I don't drive on very often, I found one for sale on the side of the road for half the price.  It needs some care and repairs, but is exactly what I was looking for.  Isn't it cute? Thank you, universe!