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.

The End of November

Sweet smiles. Gluten-free chewy buckwheat rolls. Morning snuggles. Off-grid laundry for a larger family and my laundry sidekick. *** The gardens only contain a few greens, the chickens are laying at an all-time low, the milk is still coming in from Mabel and the goats every day. Hannah is now four months old and the…

The First Freeze

The first real freeze came through early this week. There were even a few flurries one night which excited the children into running out into the cold, dark night to catch a glimpse. It almost seems laughable to say such a thing, having family in both Minnesota and Alaska, but cold weather is exciting news…