Author: Shannon

I am wife to Stewart, mama of six, homeschooler, messy cook, and avid fermenter. This is where I tell our story... of building a sustainable off-grid homestead... of raising this growing family of ours... of the beauty and the hard and the joy in all of it.
Breakfast Fried Rice

Breakfast Fried Rice

I am a totally unfocused eater, and therefore cook. What I mean is that I almost never follow recipes, not even my own, I get bored easily with the same meals, and I am constantly doing totally random things in the kitchen. Which is why we eat what seems to be supper foods for breakfast….

The View From Here

The View From Here

When we first got to Texas I felt like I had been plucked out of my natural habitat and dropped onto the set of an old western movie. I am just now starting to feel settled in the way that only a family can do. I still spend hours every day feeding this newest member…