Field notes

The Journal.

What's happening at the houses — builds, seasons, gameday weekends, and the slow work of turning land into something. Filter by place.

Faye
Fall 2026

Gameday weekend: the suite, the bar out back

The Front Porch suite books with the outdoor bar on big Saturdays, and a lot that parks fifteen — seven-tenths of a mile from the stadium.

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Ozark Gothic
Summer 2026

Cabin One: the ground's broken at Betsy

The first cabin is going up on the Betsy parcel — permitted to build, not approved to rent, and no opening date.

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Kontrast
Summer 2026

Why the dream starts with a cold plunge

Hot, then cold — the whole point of the name. The sauna and cold plunge we picture on the Hobbs State Park border, if the dream ever gets built.

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Little Sugar
Coming soon

Trail report: the Back 40 in spring

What's blooming, what's riding well, and why the trail starts at the back door.

In the works
Company
Coming soon

Same hands, different light

Why a family runs four very different places — and answers every message themselves.

In the works
Nothing here yet for this place — more field notes soon.

We're just getting started. New notes land here as the seasons (and the builds) move.