Hardin Home: Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
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
At long last, the shed projects is done. After building and installing the doors (as covered in my last post about the project), I first painted the exterior trim. I also stained and painted the interior: After that, I installed some additional floor ramps and then was able to park the ATV and both lawn … Continue reading Shed: Finished!
After a couple months of ownership, I’ve absolutely loved my Bentley Flying Spur. It is a joy to drive and unbelievably luxurious. However, one thing that Bentleys are notorious for is having very dated and clunky infotainment systems, which is disappointing because they have excellent sound systems from a speaker point of view. Thankfully, there … Continue reading Bentley Infotainment Upgrades
After buying the Bentley a month ago, I made one more upgrade to the car collection: I traded in the old SL for a much newer SL. The current generation SL has an absolutely gorgeous interior, and is a blast to drive. It also looks awesome next to the Bentley: Continue reading New Mercedes
I recently added a new vehicle to the collection, a Bentley Flying Spur! I purchased it in Dallas, and am currently having it shipped back to Madison. It has the much sought after Mulliner Package, with gorgeous stitching on the interior leather, and awesome wheels. A twin turbo W12 engine doesn’t hurt either! It ended … Continue reading Bentley Flying Spur
Last summer, I had a dock put in at the lake house, and am going to put in a boat lift next to it this spring. Ultimately, I am shopping for a pocket yacht / sport cruiser boat, in the 30 to 35 foot range, which would sit on a pier somewhere near the lake … Continue reading New Pontoon!
While I’ve enjoyed the John Deere zero turn mower that I purchased earlier in the summer, especially after all of its initial problems, I’ve occasionally had issues with it getting stuck. It has trouble generating traction on hills because of its weight distribution, and it also has a habit of getting one tire stuck in … Continue reading Riding Mower Winch
