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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Carrie Underwood Overwhelmed by Taking Care of Sprawling Tennessee Farm: ‘There's Too Much to Do'
Country superstar Carrie Underwood's Tennessee farm isn't the rustic paradise she envisioned as the songbird finds herself overwhelmed and exhausted by the property's costs and demands on her limited time, sources say. 'It was total folly to have these 400 acres of land, chickens, horses, fruit trees, vegetable garden and greenhouse — and she's realizing that now,' an insider confides to Globe. A source who spoke with Star recently shared the same sentiment. 'It's become too much for her to maintain, and she's getting no sleep because she's up at the crack of dawn taking care of all these animals,' the source shared. 'She's shoveling hay, weeding, fertilizing, harvesting, and then she's in the kitchen making jams and pickling cucumbers,' the source told the outlet, noting the 'Cry Pretty' singer is also encountering 'repairs that never end.' 'The hours she spends over a hot stove are enough to singe her hair,' the Globe insider says. 'Something is always breaking down — from farming equipment to appliances.' According to the insider, Carrie, 42, has enlisted people to help but staffing is a 'nightmare' and still requires her oversight. Meanwhile, her ex–hockey player husband, Mike Fisher, is busy being a hands-on dad to their two sons, Isaiah, 10, and Jacob, 6. The American Idol winner turned judge bought the rural property in 2011 for $3 million with the former NHL jock, 45, and built the dream home where they're raising their family. The insider explains, 'She once loved the idea of having a farm and had this romantic picture of how it would be — and it's not that.' Carrie wouldn't dream of selling the place, says the insider, but 'she's tired of getting dirty and running from bee hives and other unforeseen occurrences.' 'When she's on a break from touring, she wants to come home and relax, but she can't do that,' adds the insider. 'There's too much to do.' Solve the daily Crossword
Fox News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Carrie Underwood fully embraces traditional country living on her Tennessee farm
Carrie Underwood is embracing life as a country girl. When the country superstar isn't performing or working as a judge on "American Idol," she spends time at her family farm just outside Nashville. There, Underwood and husband Mike Fisher and their two sons, Isaiah and Jacob, practice homesteading. Underwood grows produce and raises livestock, and she has been dabbling in canning foods and crocheting clothing, all seemingly part of her move to live a simpler life. Earlier this month, she shared photos of tomatoes and peaches she'd grown. In June, she shared a post about an experience she had tending to her sheep. The "Before He Cheats" singer explained that, at the time, she'd gone to her orchard to feed some of her animals, and while she was checking on her fruit, she got the idea to pray. "I love praying out loud in the orchard…it's so beautiful and peaceful," she wrote. "I was about 15 seconds into my chat when I was surprised by a snake in the blueberry bush. Just a rat snake…nothing dangerous. But he was there…JUST as I began to pray. It obviously made me think…about God…about the devil. "The devil is always there…watching…lurking…even when we feel at our closest with God. Being a Christian isn't a free ticket out of trouble. The world is full of evil…BUT God is with us. The snake and I kept our eyes on each other…but I got what I came for, finished my prayer and went about my morning…having faith that Mr. Snakey and the devil will both be moving along…out of my orchard and out of my way!" Just before sharing her experience with the snake, Underwood detailed an experience she had canning, writing, "Canning is the perfect way to make use of everything and save myself some time later on when I need a quick meal!" She prepared soup and pot pie filling, then made some filling for cobblers. She admitted she "tried to do something with all the plums we've got growing here." And while she wasn't sure if she made "jam or plum butter or some sort of sauce out of it," she looked on the bright side, writing, "I'll figure out something to do with it! I feel accomplished!!! Yay me!" Underwood got her start in the music industry by competing on (and ultimately winning) season four of "American Idol," and she made news when she made the decision to return as a judge for season 23, which aired earlier this year. She found a way to tie in the new gig with her life on the farm, naming a lamb that was born the same day as the season finale of the show Jamal after winner Jamal Roberts. The "American Idol" set got another glimpse of Underwood's homesteading life during a taping in May when the singer arrived to work in a shirt she'd crocheted herself featuring tomato designs. In 2023, Underwood did a collaboration with Epic Gardening, a gardening brand with a YouTube channel. The team behind the brand traveled to her farm to help her build one of her greenhouses. There, she explained that as soon as she and Fisher moved to their home outside Nashville, they started working on the garden. But, in 2020, when the pandemic hit, they were able to really get something major started. "I love the heat here in Tennessee, and it just made me happy to, you know, grow something from nothing," she said. "It feels like little miracles every time I get something." In a 2023 episode of "The Dr. Josh Axe Show," she said that, with the farm, her ultimate goal was to no longer have to purchase any food from a store. At that point, she was still working toward the goal, admitting her children made it a bit more difficult, but added, "I love that our meals, especially dinner, it's like you look on our plate and everything on our plates is something that either came from the garden or my husband's a hunter, you know. The meat is something that he got. "We eat what we have. We eat seasonally. It all tastes delicious because it's food." Another important part to her, she explained, was that her home doesn't produce any food waste. Anything her family doesn't use either goes to her chicken coop or to compost, and they use it in another way. "It's fun," she said. "You know you're doing something good for you. It feels good to physically do all of these things."
NZ Herald
18-07-2025
- Business
- NZ Herald
Former Christchurch Hunters and Collectors building transformed from ‘Dirty 30' eyesore after the earthquake
Hunters and Collectors, Cosmic Corner and Central Surf - as they were on Google Street View in 2007. Photo / Google Built across the two landmark Christchurch sites, the South Island's largest flexible workspace blends an ultra-modern office environment within a perfectly preserved shell of brick, timber and exposed columns. The design strides boldly into the future while thoughtfully reflecting the past. It was a four-year passion project for friends and business partners Tom Harding, Mike Fisher and Alex Brennan. Mike Fisher, Alex Brennan and Tom Harding of Qb Studios. Photo / Supplied 'We didn't have all the money in the world, so we had to do it in a way that we could finance it, and to do that, we had to do it in two stages. Stage one was refurbing the existing Hunters and Collectors building, getting that tenanted and then going again,' says Harding. On either side of the building's four storied central atrium are offices and break-out spaces that house small to medium-sized companies – with a penthouse suite that has room for a business of 40 or more staff. The atrium at Qb High Street features exposed brick, concrete columns and balconies that give the feeling of the indoors being outdoors. Photo / Supplied From the third floor, the atrium gives the impression of a narrow street with offices having shallow balconies and doors that open out. The exposed brick and soft lighting enhance that outdoor illusion. The ground floor reception feels like it's only missing a concierge – it's that much like a hotel lobby. That's not by mistake. 'You hit the nail on the head there. That was sort of always the ambition to make the office space feel like a boutique hotel. This is probably the first one that we feel got closest to that brief in many ways,' says Mike Fisher. Qb has six locations across Auckland and Christchurch – their latest is their most unique in an industry that is still in its infancy here. 'If you look at it in terms of the percentage of the market that is in this type of space, it is still very low, probably relative to other countries and global trends,' says Harding. The foyer and cafe at Qb High Street, featuring exposed concrete beams that had been attached to the neighbouring building before it was demolished. Photo / Supplied Qb High Street has maximised the space available to provide an environment that is aesthetically pleasing and utterly functional, from open and collaborative to completely private. Though the meeting pods may not suit the more claustrophobic workers. The financially claustrophobic, however, might enjoy the unrestrictive terms. 'We've got companies that are 20 people and now can accommodate up to 50-person companies, but they don't have to come in and sign a 10-year lease or a 5-year lease,' says Fisher. 'And they can walk in this afternoon and start operating. All they need is a laptop,' he adds. Fisher describes the commercial space as 'a turnkey product' that essentially turns 'office leasing into a service-based model where you pay a subscription'. The history lessons here are both obvious and subtle. The "Hunters and Collectors building" after the earthquake and before its dramatic refurbishment. The brick and concrete beams are still visible in the new design. Photo / Supplied 'All of the boardrooms that are bookable were named after the previous occupants of the building. Cosmic Corner, Hunters and Collectors, Echo Records,' says Fisher. There's also the Elephant Room – named after they saw an old photo of an elephant being walked down High Street. Harding and Fisher are open about the amount of work that was required – and the disparity with what they'd anticipated. 'In the end it was a complete rebuild. When we acquired it, we thought we were probably going to come in and get away with doing a lot less work. As you go up, particularly on the top level, that's where you see a lot of the original features. But yes, certainly some challenges and a lot of money to retain what came through the earthquakes,' says Fisher. Inside the former "Dirty 30" building. The historic columns, that many Hunters and Collectors customers will remember, are retained in the new building. Photo / Supplied 'We've done our best to expose as much as we can,' adds Harding. Lead architect on the project and director at Architecture Studio, Richard McNeill, said this was one of the most technically challenging projects they had undertaken in the past two decades. 'From preserving parts of the original 1880s building to navigating tricky structural and seismic challenges, every part of it was unique,' said McNeill. The result is a triumph for central Christchurch and a benchmark for the city's last remaining 'Dirty 30'.
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Cowboys Insider Questions Mike Florio 'Rumor Logic' on Brian Schottenheimer
Cowboys Insider Questions Mike Florio 'Rumor Logic' on Brian Schottenheimer originally appeared on Athlon Sports. FRISCO - Are the Dallas Cowboys going to fire new head coach Brian Schottenheimer after this season? Advertisement Fox Sports 1's Colin Cowherd yells "yes.'' Mike Florio hints 'maybe.'' Cowboys insider Mike Fisher, with 36 years on the beat, says ... "What the heck are we doing here?'' It's Cowherd who got this ball rolling. "Brian Schottenheimer is a one and done," Cowherd proclaimed, adding that he thinks this is his "least surprising prediction.'' "Jerry will know by Thanksgiving he made a huge mistake. Forget the fact that Philadelphia and Washington will probably blow them out in the division twice. 'One and done' happens all the time now. "I think Dallas is going to be humiliated on a lot of Sundays." Advertisement And now to follow up, Florio has placed Schottenheimer on his five-man coaches hot seat for 2025. And while that makes little sense to Fish - Jones has never fired a coach after a single season - our insider sounds befuddled as to Florio's logic. Florio writes, "The key to knowing Schottenheimer's job security is to know whether and to what extent he has guaranteed money beyond 2025. ... Schottenheimer came cheaper. How cheap? So cheap that there would be no buyout if he's fired after one year? "If so, Schottenheimer could need to do enough in 2025 to earn his employment for 2026.'' Counters Fish: "I don't get it. Florio thinks Schottenheimer's contract (however affordable it might be) features no standard buyout guarantees after 2025? He thinks Jerry would keep him if he does a bad job because the coach came cheap? Wouldn't that be a reason to not keep him? Advertisement "This - unless Florio has some secret insight that I'm unaware of - feels like a national media outlet is just starting a nasty (and confusing) rumor about money in order to justify putting the Cowboys coach on a list that we all logically know he doesn't belong on.'' Fish has more on "Schottenheimer will be fired'' reporting below inside the Fish Report ... Related: AFC Team Reportedly 'Eyeing' Micah Parsons Trade With Cowboys Related: Cowboys' George Pickens Offers Laughing Review of 'Beautiful' Steelers Trade Dig in, Cowboys Nation! This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
29-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Steelers New T.J. Watt 'All-Time-High' Contract Rumor 'Comes Out of The Blue'
Steelers New T.J. Watt 'All-Time-High' Contract Rumor 'Comes Out of The Blue' originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Amid all the posturing and the threats and the goofy trade rumors, most of us can stay rational enough to agree that somehow, some way, the Pittsburgh Steelers will soon make edge rusher T.J. Watt one of the highest-paid defenders in the NFL - again. Advertisement How much will Watt get? What about years and guarantees? What about where he will end up ranking amid the highest-paid guys in the game ... and in the history of the game? Here's a new wrinkle ... Bleacher Report's James Palmer is reporting as of Wednesday that the Watt number could be at the very all-time top, up and over the Cleveland Browns' recent deal with Myles Garrett. Color us skeptical ... but let's hear out Palmer ... 'I'm hearing there's a chance Watt gets past $40 (million APY(, which is something we're really keeping an eye on, right? That if he gets that $40 million per year at the age that he is at. ' Palmer said on his NFL Insider Notebook. 'He has every right to ask for it. I've talked on here a lot about the comparisons between him and Myles Garrett. The numbers are almost identical in every aspect in terms of superlatives and in terms of numbers, and they came in the same draft class. Advertisement 'He has the right to try to get that. We'll see.' Whoa. Says our NFL insider Mike Fisher: "With all due respect to the plugged-in Palmer, this take sounds like it comes from someone who just got off the phone with T.J. and his agent. ... It kinda comes out of the blue.'' Watt is presently entering the final season of his $112 million extension signed just ahead of the 2021 NFL year At the time, the deal made Watt the highest-paid NFL defender. On that extension, the edge rusher has received an average annual salary of $28 million. But other defenders have blown past that historic deal over the past four years. Garrett signed a four-year, $160 million extension with the Browns this offseason. Advertisement And now? Either Watt is about to catch up with that ... or his representation wants to float that trial balloon info out there. Related: Aaron Rodgers Sends Steelers Sneaky T.J. Watt Message Amid Retirement Announcement This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 25, 2025, where it first appeared.
