I Bought A Scarecrow For The Shop Yard. Turns Out He's Outstanding In His Field.
Glen brings home a scarecrow named Hank to scare off the shop-yard crows. The crows adopt him, the crew hires him, and Biscuit the dog…
Sherman Stories
Customer builds, brand history, jokes, and the day-to-day culture of a family-owned Minnesota pole-barn builder since 1976.
I Wrote A Book About Post-Hole Augers. Critics Called It Boring.
Glen finally writes the great Minnesota auger novel. The crew reviews it over lunch. The verdict is a lot of words about a hole.
I Raked Up All The Leaves Yesterday. The Trees Took That As A Challenge.
Glen spends a whole Saturday raking the yard clean outside Mora. By Sunday morning, the maples and one stubborn oak have answered back.
I Lost My Tape Measure. It's A Long Story — About Twenty-Five Feet.
Glen loses his tape measure on a job site north of Mora, the whole crew joins the search, and the dog knows more than she's letting on.
I Backed The Trailer Up. The Trailer Had Other Ideas.
Forty feet. Straight line. Slight grade. Should have been ninety seconds. Was, precisely, twenty-two minutes.
I Told The Weatherman He Was Wrong. He Said It's Just A Front.
Glen calls the radio station on a bruised-purple August morning and gets defeated by a pun before his coffee cools.
I Told The Crew To Break For Lunch. They Broke Something Else Entirely.
Glen wanted a sandwich. The kid moved the auger. The tailgate lost.
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Pole Barn Garages in Minnesota: Sizing, Design, Code, and What to Get Right
Sizing, door heights, code, and design details that make a Minnesota pole barn garage work — from a Mora-based post-frame builder.
I Tried To Catch Some Fog Last Week. I Mist.
Glen loses a morning to Minnesota fog, finds forty minutes of accidental enlightenment on a tailgate, and comes out with a competent pun.
I Bought A Level At The Auction. Turns Out It Was Only Half Right.
Glen picks up a two-dollar level at an auction north of Mora, and it lies to him in exactly one direction.
I Ordered A Chameleon For The Shop. Can't Find Him. That Was The Deal.
Glen bought a chameleon named Kevin for the shop. Kevin is winning at his job. A short Mora, MN story.
I Told My Dog To Sit. He's Been Considering His Options Ever Since.
Glen asked Rufus to sit on Tuesday. It is now Thursday. The dog is still deliberating. A short Mora, MN story.