Happy New Year! After a much needed unplugging, we’re back online. It’s been a busy couple of months, but we’re happy to report we finally found our new homestead and moved this fall. Finding the balance between our list of wants and needs and the right location was tough, but after looking far and wide weContinue reading “We’re back!”
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Summer Days
Well, another month has passed and we’re having as much fun as ever. We are still house hunting which we knew would be a challenge but did not anticipate it taking so long to find the right home. We do have a very particular list of needs because of our long-term homesteading goals which hasContinue reading “Summer Days”
Quotes to Live By
“I have been blessed with friends who do things rather than buy things: friends who will change books at a library, take a bag of your old clothes to a thrift store, bring you cuttings and plant them in a window box, fill the bird feeder in your garden when you can’t get out.” -MaeveContinue reading “Quotes to Live By”
June Fun
The summer season has started off with a bang, and as usual there is never a dull moment on the homestead. I am off of work for the summer and have enjoyed having extra time around the house. We have had an early heat wave though and it has been too hot to get muchContinue reading “June Fun”
Month of May
Where did the month of May go? The time has flown by. We finally finished the pigs after nearly two weeks of breaking down meat and getting items ready for the freezer in the evenings after work. That was some real work! We thought this would be the easy part but it was one ofContinue reading “Month of May”
Pork Day
Well, our pigs are now pork. On April 27 we took the day off of work and with the help of some friends we killed and butchered our two pigs. It was a sad and difficult task to have to kill them, this was something neither of us had ever done before, but after aContinue reading “Pork Day”
Happy Earth Day
Pig Decisions
It’s been a crazy busy couple of weeks on the homestead. We’ve had a birthday, both families in town for a visit, lots of outdoor fun taking kayaking and fishing trips, and of course lots of work in the garden and with the animals. We have eagerly planted all of our Spring and Summer veggies.Continue reading “Pig Decisions”
Going Local
Over the years that Michael and I have been together our lifestyles have changed dramatically. While always interested in good food, buying local and sustainability, we have drastically increased our support for local farmers, local businesses, and self-reliance. I don’t see ourselves as ever becoming die-hard preppers or living completely off of the land, but weContinue reading “Going Local”
Spring Garden
Phew! Spring is starting out to be busy. We have both had extra busy weeks with work stuff and are trying to fit in home projects when we can in order to help us get ready for the season. Thankfully, the past two Sundays have been very productive. We spent all day one Sunday building 260Continue reading “Spring Garden”
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