We’re home.
Where the greens in the cold frame (that I accidentally left open for the chickens to eat once) are making a comeback.
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Where even just a couple of eggs found in the nesting box still makes me smile.
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Where we are sinking into daily life after an emotional few weeks.
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And when everything else seems to be swirling and shifting, you can always count on a laundry pile.
We finished up the cabin a while back with insulation, walls, and then a simple coat of white paint. Stewart also finished the tile that acts as a mud floor as you walk in as well as some protection beneath the wood stove. Interior walls may also go up at some point. This 400 square…
It has become apparent over the last few years that December through mid-February are our off-season months where things slow down a little, we get a bit more sleep, and the days are filled with more school books than shovels. And, like clockwork, mid-February came upon us, bringing a flurry of activity around the homestead…
We had a couple of extra roosters in the flock that needed to go. Rooster butchering is always an exciting and somber event around here and this time Stewart had the boys play a more hands-on role. I am happy that they know where that chicken soup came from, that they see the whole process….
October marks five years that we have inhabited this land, working towards creating a sustainable off-grid homestead on the five acres put into our care. As is often the case, this series is me stumbling through the agrarian process, finding my way through the dirt, in words. * * * She stands at the kitchen sink with me…
I have been trying to put together a number of blog posts lately. I wanted to share the chicks – some purchased, some hatched at home – that are running alongside our laying hens, increasing the flock. I have some garden photos filled with weeds and potatoes and some turnips I might pull and ferment…
It hardly seems reasonable to claim this as a month of transition from summer to fall but here we are in September. Summer – particularly July and August – bring a paralyzing halt to just about everything. It is simply too hot to work on as many homestead projects as we’re accustomed to. So we’ve…
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Ah yes, the laundry pile. It’s always there. Take care and be happy.
Your posts always make me smile.
Blessings Gail
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