It is messy to take wallpaper off. It takes two people to do it relatively quickly. An  easy, patient hand to keep the wall from getting damaged. I enjoyed it and much of the advice I got from bloggers was helpful. I appreciate it.

The room already looks bigger and brighter. We are moving forward. My long-time hay supplier punked out on me and I am looking for hay for the winter. I’ve contacted Common Sense Farm, a religious community to see if they can’t help get the collapsed barn hauled off. Ben has lots of work to to in the next few weeks. Can’t wait to polish the old wood stove, now in the dining room. We are grateful for the presence of Ajay, who is caretaking the new farm, dug out some old flagstones yesterday. It is curious – we didn’t know him a week ago, and now he is living in our home, and we couldn’t be more comfortable with him if we had known him for 20 years. He is making a huge difference as we struggle to manage two farms, get one ready for us and the animals, and plan our move.