2015 - White Plains Farm

The Best Day of 2015

Reading time:2 mins read
Post published:December 31, 2015
Post category:Renovations
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

2015 was a tough year, perhaps one of the toughest I can remember. And yet, today, the very last day of the year, something happened that I'm very close to…

Ghosts in the Attic at White Plains

Reading time:4 mins read
Post published:October 30, 2015
Post category:History & Genealogy
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

One of the first questions people ask is if I've seen a ghost on the property or in the old house. Although there have been some unusual occurrences over the past…

Memories of Grandy, Georgia, & Acre Peas Make a Summer Harvest at White Plains

Reading time:4 mins read
Post published:October 10, 2015
Post category:Garden
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

Just before the Great Depression began to take hold, a new baby was born in Echols County, Georgia in the mid-1920s. The oppressive August heat was no match for the…

This Ruined House

Reading time:5 mins read
Post published:September 30, 2015
Post category:Renovations
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

They say it is in the struggle that the deepest parts of our soul are unearthed. This has definitely been true during the renovation - and not always for the better. I had forgotten…

A Date with Dendrochronology

Reading time:5 mins read
Post published:September 9, 2015
Post category:History & Genealogy
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

We had something really cool happen at White Plains this summer. We found out the house's construction date through Dendrochronology. Ever heard of it? I hadn't either until our friends at the…

Duck, Duck, Guinea

Reading time:2 mins read
Post published:September 1, 2015
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

Four weeks ago today, I arrived home with a poorly taped cardboard lawnmower box carrying 15 guineas and 4 Muscovy ducks from Gardienne Wings near Sumerduck, Virginia. Val was fantastic walking me…

Calm before the Storm

Reading time:1 mins read
Post published:August 21, 2015
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

As summer draws to an end, the number of intense, sporadic storms seems to increase. The dark clouds roll in, and the last rays of late afternoon sun are quickly…

Dog Days of Summer

Reading time:1 mins read
Post published:August 8, 2015
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

Heralded by the running of Sirius the dogstar as it chases Lepus the hare across the sky, the dog days of summer were documented with sweltering heat and pestilence in the ancient…

Wildlife – White Plains

Reading time:2 mins read
Post published:August 2, 2015
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

The wildlife on property here in Virginia is a bit out of control, and I don't mean the house occupants! When we first moved here, we assumed that being close to…

This Old House Overwhelm

Reading time:3 mins read
Post published:July 10, 2015
Post category:Renovations
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

Have you ever watched "This Old House" and wondered, "How did they do that?" That's the exact question I'm asking right now. Some days I feel like I'm suffocating in…