I've had several readers reach out to me asking about a chicken update. Initially I was waiting for our chickens to all be laying, but t...

As an avid gardener, I don't always make the best decisions when I am planting my biannual garden (in Arizona we have two planting seaso...

I started writing Renaissance Dad in 2014. My kids were one, three, and five at the time. Now, 9 years later, they are 10, 12, and 14 (see h...

The idea of cold tomato soup never quite appealed to me. I pictured in my mind a frosty can of condensed, gelatinous sludge. Gross. But ...

 I like built-in furniture. There is just something about a built-in that makes a home feel less cookie-cutter—whether it's a built-in c...