Home Care & Maintenance
Home Care & Maintenance focuses on the practical, manageable tasks that keep a weekend home looking and feeling cared for. These guides use simple tools, accessible supplies, and real-world solutions suited to rural living—and they explain how key systems work, so you know who to call and how to avoid being overcharged. From seasonal upkeep to small fixes, everything here is designed to make country-home stewardship feel manageable and easy to enjoy.
When we were living in Montana, we’d visit family in Florida during the children’s spring break each March, and stepping off the plane felt like
Not much exudes upland charm more than a beautifully maintained gravel driveway. On the flipside, not much creates headaches more than beautifully maintaining a gravel
At our family’s upland home in Pennsylvania, destructive storms seem to be on the rise. And in an area of the country that is heavily
There is a time and a place for gas-powered landscape equipment. But that time and place is never with me personally. I find it heavy,
I understand why countless songs have been written about dirt roads. This is ours on a sunny day in the fall, and it is undeniably
You may think you have few neighbors at your country house, but you would be wrong. Everyone who’s spent time living in the uplands knows,
This is me 8 years ago tending to my very first vegetable garden at our house in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana. I was SO
One person’s trash is a woodland creature’s treasure. Defending your food waste from opportunistic critters can feel like serious business in the uplands. And you
Looking forward to long, lazy days curled in front of the fire reading? Or nights gathered by an outdoor fire pit after a hike with
If your house is not tied into the public sewage line, you most likely have–or are planning to install–a septic treatment system. To properly manage
Ahhh…not another house for miles! You’re all alone! Not so fast. You may still need fencing to keep out unwanted visitors. Not the two-legged kind,
If you are not able to tap into a public water source, then you likely already have—or have been told you need—a water well. Regulations