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Get growing, kids!

How to garden with children

BY SARAH COLBURN STAFF WRITER

SAUK CENTRE – Peggy Raitor grew up on a dairy farm, one of 12 kids, and she fondly remembers her time in the vegetable gardens, working the soil side-byside with her mother.

“Crawling along the rows and chatting was probably our only one-on-one time with Mama and me,” she said.

“It was a really special time.”

As an adult Raitor, a retired school teacher, wants to gift that same quality time to others as she teaches classes on gardening through her Sauk Centre Children’s Garden Club. Her hope is that children

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inspire their families to get outside and get digging.

“It encourages healthy eating, getting kids involved in handson gardens, and [helps them to] enjoy snacking on fruits and vegetables; that’s a huge benefit for the well-being of a child,” Raitor said.

Additionally, she said, it’s the perfect way to “sneak” in science lessons from pollination to germination and life cycles.

“It’s a really valuable way to introduce kids to scientific concepts, making them curious about how things grow,” she said. “It’s providing food for our earth and we’re learning more and more about the bees and their importance for our food production.”

R a i t o r ’ s family grew everything from melons, strawberries and leaf lettuce to cucumbers, beans, p e a s , radishes,

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watermelon, cantaloupe, potatoes and corn.

She specifically remembers two large garden plots where they cultivated food and flowers for their family.

“Gardening with Mama really instilled a real love for nature’s beauty,” Raitor said.

“The color of the flowers and the scent, gardening really engages all the senses.”

As a family, they canned hundreds of quarts of tomatoes and preserved enough food to get them through a Minnesota winter.

“We were doing organic canning before organic was cool,” she said.

Here are her tried Persephone and true tips for getting Marthaler little ones out working in enjoys the the garden and growing taste of an abundance of food: a purple carrot fresh • Plan your space and from the pay attention to the kind garden. of light you have in the

area. Having your soil tested so you know what you’re dealing with and how it may need to be amended to create the healthiest plants. Additionally, Raitor cautions against going too big in the beginning and instead, recommends splitting seed packs with neighbors so you only end up with half the plants. “Have quality more than quantity,” she said.

• Allow the kids to pick out seeds and determine what they want to grow in their garden.

Beans, peas, zucchini and cucumbers are great veggies to start with because they grow quickly. Carrots are also fun, she said, and sunflowers can make a dramatic impact on kids as they can practically see them grow daily, using their bodies to measure the height. Gourds, tomatoes, pumpkins and kale are also good starters.

She doesn’t begin the seeds indoors but instead plants them right in the garden in June. “I encourage (kids) to eat whatever they want right from the garden,” Raitor said.

• Set up a routine as a family to care for the garden. She encourages families to spend 10-20 minutes a day depending on the age of the kids.

Spend the time tending to the produce, picking out weeds and watering so the work doesn’t build up. Mulching between the rows, she said, can cut down on weeds and reduce the amount of time needed to maintain the garden.

• As the produce begins to ripen, make kids a part of the conversation about how to use the food. Ask children how they’d like to prepare the foods and if they’d like to eat them cooked or

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• Encourage kids to keep a journal and track the growth of their plants. “It adds to the excitement and anticipation of harvesting,” Raitor said.

Gardening can help children learn to plan and organize as they envision rows and the full size of each plant. They can also plan out which plants may grow well next to one another and the germination time of each variety.

“If you can get that love for gardening that’s something they’ll get in their souls,” Raitor said. “It ignites all those senses.”

In older kids, she said, it increases self-esteem as they realize they’re capable of growing food.

Additionally, gardening is proven to relieve and reduce stress in people of all ages, including the youngest of children.

“The psychological well-being is such a huge part of the benefit,” she said. “It’s calming, it gets them breathing fresh air.”

For Raitor, it’s all about creating in the moment.

She said, “The fact children can create beautiful gardens is less significant than the fact that gardens can help create beautiful children.”

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An expert’s wish list in home design Schwieters shares what his own floor plan would/ would not include

BY SARAH COLBURN | STAFF WRITER

MELROSE – Mark Schwieters works side-by-side with customers as they begin their new home build process with Kraemer Lumber in Melrose.

His work in sales, estimating and drafting has given him a good basis for trends in the Central Minnesota homebuilding industry. As he works with clients, he encourages them to get an idea of their initial budget and spend some time looking at home plans and Pinterest to see what they’re most drawn to.

“We can take a bar napkin all the way to a workable drawing for them,” Schwieters said.

Along the way he talks with clients about their budget and how that will impact the design features and finishes of the home. Additionally, he said, energy codes and building codes have an impact on the final price. While both codes add to the longevity and livability of a home, he said, the up-front costs pay off over the long-term.

We asked Schwieters to share his thoughts on what he would/would not include if he were to design a home of his own.

Based on your experience in the construction industry, if you were to build your own home, what are the top three features you would avoid and why?

1. A small kitchen: Kitchens are the gathering areas of the home and people are in the kitchen all the time visiting and cooking.

2. A northern exposure overhead garage door and entry door: Ice and snow build up during the winter months. Southern exposure increases the chance the sidewalks and driveway will melt.

3. Gutters: For me they mean maintenance. If the basement is waterproofed correctly and the landscaping diverts water away from the foundation, gutters may be unnecessary. You spend a lot of money on getting everything (on your home plan) to look pretty and then hang a downspout and a gutter in front of it.

What are the top three features you would be sure to include in a new home?

In-floor heat: This is typically done in the concrete so it works well for the main floor of a patio home or in the basement. In-floor heat can be installed under tile and wood flooring as well though it’s more expensive to do it in non-concrete areas. The biggest thing is it’s a very comfortable heat, you can keep you house a little cooler temperaturewise and it feels warmer.

Flex garage space: Garages today are being turned into additional storage spaces or entertaining areas and summer kitchens/ canning kitchens. Adding garage square footage is typically less expensive than adding square footage inside the house and it allows for easy entertaining or convenience of on-site storage.

Walk-in pantry: A larger walk-in pantry can accommodate an extra refrigerator or freezer avoiding the need to have one in the garage or basement. A larger pantry can not only store extra canned goods and non-perishables, it can also be used as storage for crock pots and pizza ovens. A butler area can provide a space for a microwave and additional counter space and plug-ins for roasters keeping the kitchen mess out of

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Mark Schwieters works in sales, estimating and drafting at Kraemer Lumber in Melrose.

We asked him to share tips in home design, and what his priorities would be if he designed his own new home today.

sight when entertaining.

What size of home is the most common now, and what size home would you build for yourself? Size of home most often, is based on the stage of life a person is in.

There are more multi-level homes with bigger square footage for families, those can typically run 2,000 to 2,500 square feet. But a one-level patio home might have more actual square footage because everything is on the main level rather than in a basement.

What type of floor plan is least expensive/ most expensive to build per square foot of living space and why, i.e., two-story,

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Schwieters from page 7 one story, basement, slab, etc. It’s all about choices. If you’re looking at just the cost of a floor plan, the simple straight house with a straight roof and one story would be the least expensive.

A fair number of starter homes are split levels. Split levels keep the square footage down because they have multiple levels so the house feels larger. Two stories have more corners and angles and higher ceilings and the options with them are practically endless. Sometimes it’s a simple-build house and other times they add trims, details and tile floors, granite tops, master suites and soaking tubs.

What type of home would you build for yourself? For me, a one-story patio home. The kids are gone, it’s me and my wife.

That’s what I’d look at. It’s easy to do the in-floor heat, easier to do the larger garage with the footprint. It’s fairly easy to maintain without the steps or additional basement.

What advice can you give for saving money when building a home? Take the time to set your priorities, outline them and stick to them. Having a budget is always good and keeping an open mind that the budget may change during construction. You might not have a plan to finish the basement but the contractor on site may explain that it’s not that much more costly to finish it off when the crew is already there. You can choose to finish the space or not but without a plan and an outline of priorities, costs can add up.

When it comes to finishes, look back at your priorities; if it comes down to budget, would you rather have a rock-face exterior accent or granite countertops?

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The fireplace serves as a focal point in the Imdiekes’ living room, under construction near Elrosa. The room will follow the 60/30/10 color formula where the main color equals about 60% while an accent wall, including the fireplace, will make up 30% and accessories like throw pillows, picture frames and candles will make up 10%.

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Imdieke shares tips to take mystery out of decorating

BY SARAH COLBURN STAFF WRITER

ELROSA – Kim Imdieke has spent more than 20 years making homes beautiful and though she said trends come and go, there are a few basic rules that can help put the panache in any space.

Imdieke is using tried and true decorating rules as she builds a new home outside of Elrosa, on their family farm.

She and her husband, Rollie, broke ground in April 2019 and anticipate moving in this March or April.

The house offers mainlevel living and Imdieke created it with a custom blueprint, designing a space for her and her husband but also their four visiting sons, their wives/ girlfriends and grandchildren.

“So many people over the years ask me what are the colors or new trends. To answer that question, walk through a mall. The fashion industry always pushes the decorating industry,” she said.

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Currently that means more warm tones – colors with a warm base to them, browns and shades of green from mint to darker green like emerald or teal. Even grays have transformed from cool to warm.

Color trends used to last 10 years but now they change every three to five years.

However, Midwesterners hang onto trends a bit longer than the rest of the country, according to Imdieke.

The Chip and Joanna Gaines effect of white and black, casual farmhouse isn’t for everybody and Imdieke offers a reprieve for those with different tastes.

“It’s tough when that’s all you see out there and that isn’t your style,” she said. “You have to dig a little deeper and do a little research.”

Imdieke skims through brochures and scours furniture and home stores to discover trends. She has worked for decades teaching people how to decorate, including as a consultant with Home Interiors and Gifts, as an independent home decorator and home stager, and even applying these skills in clothing stores.

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Kim Imdieke displays samples of paint colors, countertop, tile and flooring for the master suite of the home she and husband, Rollie, are building near Elrosa. Imdieke, who has worked in decorating for much of her life, offers tips for creating beautiful spaces in the home.

putting an outfit together,” she said. “Just like you wear jewelry to pull together an outfit, accessories are like the jewelry for your home. It’s important to do the finishing touches with those accessories.”

Imdieke is building a home she considers traditional/ transitional in style and pays attention to details. For instance, several rooms in their home

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Imdieke from page 10 will feature special ceiling treatments called box-ups with cove moldings to add another layer of interest.

Additionally, encaustic flooring in a small bathroom puts a modern-day twist on an ancient paint technique with heavy patterning.

“It gives you a wow factor, something a little different than the norm; it just adds some fun, adds some personality to a space,” she said.

Here are some of her other tips: • Wood accents provide warmth while metal adds shines.

“It’s good to have two kinds of finishes,” she said. “Gold is making a comeback but it’s not your mother’s polished gold, it’s antique or brushed gold.”

Splashes of metal can be found on appliances, end tables and other furniture pieces, warming up even gray-tone rooms. Wood flooring, doors and trim can add

warmth and balance.

• When choosing a color palette use the 60/30/10 formula. In a typical room, the wall color equals about 60% while a sofa and window treatments make up 30% and accessories including throw pillows, picture frames and candles can make up 10%.

“Sometimes people will (put the 10%) on an accent chair but it’s usually things people can take out of the room easily enough and throw in a different color and it won’t cost a fortune,” she said.

When choosing a wall color, Imdieke suggests paying attention to the amount of natural light in a space and how the room should feel.

“To create a cozy, comfortable feel you might want to go with a darker color,” she said. “But in a dark room facing north, go with a medium to lighter color. Southern exposure spaces can handle a PHOTO BY DIANE LEUKAM little darker color.”

• Choose furniture pieces Sample swatches for the living room include the main wooden flooring, a large area rug (top), a gray couch and lighter chairs, accented with pillows that include touches of gold (lower left).

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Water from pg. 16 successfully located water for a property at 7,500-feet, the top of a mountain in Colorado.

In 2006, they found water for the Crazy Horse Memorial site being carved into a mountain in the Black Hills near Custer, S.D. And, they found water for Deb and Gary Dohrmann, of Foley.

Due to an extended winter followed by a lot of early summer rain, the Dohrmanns’ new house was framed and shingled by the time the well drillers were able to get their rig out to drill a well for the property. There were plenty of neighbors in the area with good wells so the Dohrmanns weren’t worried. Three dry holes later, they were at a complete loss and grappling with the thought of this new house without a viable water source. They scheduled a visit by the Kuebelbecks who

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Jim and Carol Kuebelbeck operate a water dowsing business, helping land owners find underground water flows that can be tapped for wells.

located a good water source for them when other efforts had not produced a good supply.

“We started to think about the worst-case scenario,” said Deb Dohrmann. “When you build a house, you allocate so many funds and nobody plans on having dry holes.”

Eventually, after diligently searching a five-acre area of the property and not finding much,

the Kuebelbecks located a flow just near the driveway. The drillers went in and, Dohrmann said, the well is now one of the best in the area.

Dowsing is different for every dowser. Some people, Kuebelbeck said, use various types of dowsing instruments, and are able to sense other earth anomalies such as underground water lines, sewer lines and

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electrical lines, but are not water dowsers.

“What they’re really sensing, however, are ‘earth anomalies’ where the earth has been disturbed from its natural state,” Kuebelbeck said.

He’s always been able to sense the difference and find the water.

“We have a very unusual occupation,” he said. “It’s very satisfying work and we get to meet the greatest people in the world.”

Now, the Kuebelbecks regularly work with 10 well drilling companies in Minnesota who are familiar with the process and the Kuebelbecks’ success rate.

Additionally, for the past 10-15 years, Jim has been writing articles for the “Worldwide Drilling Resource” publication, where he writes about everything from his most satisfying dowsing projects to his life experiences. “[Dousing] is very interesting work,” he said. “We help a lot of people.”

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More than Butterflies can flourish in home gardens

BY SARAH COLBURN | STAFF WRITER

Butterflies are more than just pretty insects gently floating on the breeze; they fall into the group of animals known as pollinators that help plants produce fruit and seeds. They are also an important part of the food chain for birds, bats and other animals.

“Monarchs are part of a healthy ecosystem and the decline of certain kinds of butterflies and moths can be indicative of a decline in the landscape,” said Julie Weisenhorn, a University of Minnesota Extension Educator and Associate Extension Professor with the University of Minnesota Department of Horticultural Science.

Butterfly and bee gardens are growing in popularity as people look for ways to create earth-friendly Julie Weisenhorn landscapes. Though butterflies and bees thrive in similar habitats and environments, there are a few things butterflies enjoy and incorporating ideas specific to them may just attract more of the painted, winged creatures.

“Butterflies flit from plant to plant,” Weisenhorn said. “They’re a little more random than bees.”

To support them best, she

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encourages gardeners to plant a grouping of the same type o f plant. For instance, rather than planting one coneflower she suggests planting six, to give the insects lots of landing space.

The University of Minnesota Extension Service offers a variety of online tools to help gardeners plan for their space.

Weisenhorn suggests planning out the garden with a tape measure and mapping out the plants accordingly, taking into account their eventual full-grown size. Soil

testing is beneficial to give plants the absolute best start, she said.

Butterfly gardens should be placed in a sunny location and offer a variety of perennials, shrubs and native grasses to serve as a food source for the larvae of caterpillars. Ideally, gardeners should plan out bloom times to allow butterflies access to nectar throughout the spring, summer and into the late fall.

Plan to have multiple plants blooming in each season, she said.

Sun-loving butterflies are attracted

A Painted Lady butterfly pauses for a rest on a Marigold.

to certain colors, much like bees. that initial goal in mind will Butterflies prefer bright colors help dictate the types of plants including red, yellow, pink, white, appropriate for the space. gold and purple. Additionally, He encourages gardeners they like to have access to water to focus on native plants as well – something as simple as a plant as native grasses and said there saucer on a pedestal will work. are a number of local native Alan Ritchie is the pollinator plant nurseries in the state coordinator for the Minnesota who can provide great advice Department of Natural Resources. on plant material. Many carry “Whatever gets people pollinator seed mixes that are Alan Ritchie interested in conservation, whether designed to provide pollen and it be butterflies or bees, we’re all nectar throughout the growing for it,” he said. “The more habitat we season. Gardeners can start from seed, are putting into the ground and the more which takes more time but can people are using their spaces beyond a still produce results in the turf lawn is good.” first year or they can opt He encourages gardeners to think rootstock. about their end goal with the garden “Growing to truly provide a habitat, or provide a diversity of something pretty to look at. Monarchs, f l o w e r i n g for example, need milkweed, and having p l a n t s , preferably native, is key,” he said. “The more diverse the garden, the more you’re going to help butterflies, you’re going to help bees, you’re going to help ecosystems as a whole.”

When planting, Ritchie recommends thinking about the complete life-cycle of a butterfly. To maximize the number of pollinators in a space, he said, pruning and clearing of dead plant material should be kept to a minimum in the fall and winter.

Many butterfly and bee larva over-winter in tufts of grass, hollowed-out stems, piles of leaves and even old mouse burrows and emerge in the spring and summer as adults.

“By letting it go a little bit and not doing all of that end-of-season maintenance that people get involved with, you can provide these habitats in the garden that help out pollinators throughout their life cycle,” he A Monarch Caterpillar makes its way said. across Swamp Milkweed.

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Rhonda Leagjeld stands in the galley kitchen of the Sauk Centre home she shares with her husband, Neal, and their children, Garrett, Gavin and Piper. The couple had planned to build an open concept home, but decided to purchase this home instead.

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Piper Leagjeld is all smiles sitting in the breakfast nook at the end of her home’s galley kitchen.

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in efficiency and beauty with a multitude of cabinetry split down the middle with a walkway.

“It’s pretty intimate but it’s styled nicely,” said Rhonda Leagjeld of Sauk Centre. “It’s manageable but offers lots of storage; you’re able to organize you cooking utensils and your cooking and baking needs…it’s not so spread out.”

For Rhonda and Neal, the style of kitchen didn’t rank super high on the list of benefits to the home they moved into in August 2019.

They actually intended to build a new house on eight acres outside of Sauk Centre.

With Rhonda having grown up in a two-story farmhouse and Neal spending his childhood in a rambler with a finished basement, the two worked to mesh their styles as they designed their new space.

They toured existing homes to polish off their plans and every time, they added more square footage to the home they wanted to build.

When they walked into the home they have now,

they realized it was just what they’d been looking for.

The galley kitchen was not what drew them to the house.

Instead, they were focused on having a home for their kids to grow into as teenagers and eventually, because they hate moving, a space that would work for grandbabies.

“We fell in love with this house when we were going through it,” Rhonda said. “We didn’t even intend necessarily on buying it but there were so many things we loved, this made a lot of sense.”

Now, the kitchen is one of their favorite spaces. The Leagjelds can often be found talking, just the two of them, at the high-top breakfast nook at the end of the galley, natural light filtering in through the wall of windows nearby. The nook gives them a quiet place to visit while they can see the kids playing in the adjacent room.

“Since we’ve lived in the home, I’ve grown in appreciation of it,” Neal said.

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A galley kitchen features a line of cabinetry on each side, with no island, creating a walkway through the middle. The concept has grown on the Leagjelds, as they have found it to be efficient for working, while not becoming the focus of the home.

Leagjeld from pg. 26 center of the home but is more closed off from the living areas and can hide the food prep clutter when they’re entertaining or when friends drop by unexpectedly. They initially thought they’d build an open concept home but now they appreciate that their kitchen isn’t the central focus of the main floor. When they moved in the kitchen could be completely closed off with a swinging door which they’ve since removed because it became a play thing for their kiddos, Garrett, 10; Gavin, 8 and Piper, 3.

“I like that I can have people in the kitchen with one-on-one conversations without it being like a party,” Rhonda said.

The kitchen is adjacent to the living room so people naturally fill that space, and it also grants access to the deck for ease of entertaining.

The kitchen features double ovens, a Wolf range

and a built-in wine rack, as well as a vertical plate holder.

Most of the cupboards have pull-outs, preventing the Leagjelds from having to crouch down on the floor to search for things.

“I like that it isn’t so big,” Rhonda said. “There’s less countertop space for me to clean or get cluttered.”

The Leagjelds operate Neighborhood Realty LLC in Sauk Centre and Neal is closing in on 1,000 home sales in his career. Galley kitchens, he said, are not common in the Long Prairie, Osakis, Sauk Centre and Melrose areas he covers, but more so in St. Cloud and Alexandria.

“The galley kitchens are unique around our area,” he said.

In Central Minnesota, the open floor plan still reigns but for the Leagjelds, their galley kitchen has become a cozy haven.

Rhonda said, “It’s certainly grown on us and the appeal behind it is pretty cool.”

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“You don’t need to buy a Jim, spend their winters strategizing about planting lot to do a lot of plants,” said seeds and trying new varieties Smith-Bleichner.

She encourages home of flowers and veggies.

Each spring Anne sows gardeners to use what they about 5,000 tomato seeds, 3,000 have to germinate seeds, from peppers, 2,000 marigolds, yogurt containers to the plastic several different types of herbs boxes lettuce comes home in seeds and approximately 3,000 from the grocery store. At the brassica seeds such as cabbage, greenhouse, she said, they try to re-use as many trays and kohlrabi, broccoli and kale.

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plants such as tomatoes need to be started from seed indoors so that they will have enough time to reach maturity in the Minnesota climate. Other plants, like beans or peas, can be directly sown in the garden.

The Bleichners don’t recommend planting many transplants grown from seeds outside prior to Memorial Day because the risk of frost is too great. So, they generally use this as an end date. However, transplants grown from seeds in the brassica family such as cabbage, kale, kohlrabi and broccoli can tolerate cooler temperatures and can generally be planted out a little earlier.

• Choose the containers for planting your seeds. Small yogurt containers with holes drilled in the bottom set on a cookie sheet, cake pan or other waterproof container work great, or there are commercially-made plastic seed starter trays and small tabletop greenhouse kits available.

Most often, seed starting trays have the capacity to hold 200 or 288 seed starts. The Bleichners recommend the 200-seed start size, giving each plant a larger cell size to help the plant develop a more extensive root system.

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• Wash the planting containers in a mixture of 1:10 bleach solution to cut down on bacteria.

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Why stainless steel?

“It’s easy to clean and I had access to it,” Ben said.

There’s an outdoor fan for ventilation.

Outdoor furniture completes the look, along with a television hung outside on a wall, watched spring, summer and fall.

The deck above the outdoor kitchen is waterproof, so they won’t get rained on.

“One of the unique things about the

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Sturdy steps with a railing go from the deck down to the outside kitchen.

The outdoor kitchen is a place for their children “to hang out,” Ben said.

Of course, mom and dad, too.

“My favorite part is sitting out there in the summer, even when it’s raining. It’s fun when we have people over,” he said.

They use this year-around kitchen, appreciating the fireplace in the winter, when it’s not covered with snow.

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