The 1888 Palmer Farm 

Having gutted the former summer kitchen back to the studs, Rick prepped the sub-floor area with strips of plywood to create an envelope...

View of the vernal pond. A great cocktail hour snack plate with a former friend. View from the deck of the barn apartment. Wood frogs...

The bathroom in the apartment section of the house needed work. The apartment will soon be separated completely from the old house so the...

Stage one: old, drippy ceiling needs to go! Stage two: Old ceiling gone, now a pile of debris on the kitchen floor Stage three; Ceiling...

A built in bookcase in the parlor was removed to reveal the old wallpaper behind it... ... part of the wall went with the bookcase. The...

When asked to name the greatest invention of the last 500 years I always say "indoor plumbing". So nice to know one flush carries...

Ahhh, Mud Season in the Berkshires. Someone is probably regretting the choice of white for their ride. The rest of our vehicles are...

Looking a bit like Indiana Jones, Rick is bound & determined to dry out this basement. He laid out an elaborate canal system to carry the...

An old Norwegian shepherding dog, Buoy Buhund is right at home on the farm. Now he needs some sheep to tend. He has free reign over the...

Our old friend Digger returns with the Bobcat an builds an amazing fire. Rick started the blaze and Digger is an old pro at feeding the...