Derksen Shed-to-home

Just wanting to say "hello"

This was risky, but it worked!

We built some simple raised garden beds with our wood.

New baby chicks hatched! :)

Our chickens decided they had enough of being in the coop and let themselves out!

We had a truck load of wood delivered to our homestead.

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As I wrote yesterday, I recently lost my mother to cancer. I lost my father to cancer back in 2007 after a 15 year battle and my maternal grandfather in 2000 after a 3 month battle. Cancer is a common

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