Hardin Home: Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
I had posted about this project last summer, but put it on hold amongst other distractions. This past week, I finally decided to pull the trigger on getting the Bentley’s infotainment system upgraded. Here is roughly what the finished product will look like: I went with a largely button-less JVC head unit, the KW-M75BT, which … Continue reading Bentley AV Update
As the snow melts and the weather slowly warms up, it’s been fun to get all of the cars and other vehicles out from winter storage. As is always the case though, almost all of them need some sort of service after sitting in the garage on trickle chargers all winter. The Bentley needs belt … Continue reading Spring Vehicle Maintenance
Since May of this past year, I’ve turned over essentially my entire fleet of cars. I went from: Jaguar XJL Supercharged Mercedes SL600 Porsche Boxster S Ford F250 Super Duty To this: Bentley Flying Spur Mercedes SL550 Porsche Cayman S Range Rover Sport Supercharged Ford F250 Super Duty I always try to keep my garages … Continue reading New Garage Signs
After consolidating some vehicles earlier in the fall, there was an open spot in the garages begging to be filled. We also wanted a vehicle other than my truck that was capable of driving in the snow and going to the lake house, which led to this! Continue reading Range Rover
This week I said goodbye to the Jaguar and the old Porsche this week, and picked up an upgraded Porsche, a Cayman. I wasn’t driving the Jaguar enough to justify hanging onto it through winter, and had been looking to upgrade to the Porsche for awhile. I’m looking forward to getting a little bit of … Continue reading New Porsche
Over Labor Day Weekend, my wife and I took advantage of some less than ideal weather to drive to the IKEA in Oak Creek, just south of Milwaukee. We took a trailer, and filled it with 12 Pax Wardrobe Frames and various shelves and accessories. I managed to get the whole wardrobe package for the … Continue reading IKEA Run
Yesterday we experience most rainfall in a 24 hour period in the history of Madison. We didn’t get hit nearly as bad in Verona, but the west side of Madison was crushed by flooding, with numerous roads closed, and houses and businesses heavily damaged. Here are a few photos of the chaos: Thankfully, my house … Continue reading Flooding in Madison
