What was once a mediocre 'rundown' house with 'good bones ... When I told my wife Portia I'd love to buy a property in Palm Beach she humoured me, but I convinced her to go up and see it ...

“This is the last pic I took of Leah's rock from my beach house,” the songwriter, who confirmed her animals and rescue ranch were safe, wrote in her Jan. 9 Instagram post of the ocean view.

This essay has been edited for length and clarity. My dream was to have a beach house. I grew up on a farm, and we used to come to the Oregon coast for family Christmases; it's always been a ...