postcards: the 2015 edition
growing little ones :: a book :: gardens :: a kitchen :: gravity-fed water :: goats :: Joshua I know we’re edging towards February here, but did all of this really happen in 2015?
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.
postcards
From next to the fire with full arms and faces full of kefir… and because typing with two hands is overrated.
Welcoming Joshua
It has been a full week now since we welcomed Joshua Ryan into our arms and into our hearts. It probably speaks to his longer labor and final entrance with gusto that this post has been on hold during these early days. One of the most exciting moments for me is when the older children…
Pie With Annie
It was late the Friday before Thanksgiving; the sun was setting, the milking crew heading out the door. We had planned to practice the offerings we’d be bringing on Thursday, but oh the rush of Friday. Supper hadn’t exactly been decided on yet, our usual kefir smoothies were low on ingredients, and, of course, everyone…