Homesteading

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Prepping for our Homestead Move

You guys! The feedback we've received across all platforms (and in real life from family, friends, and colleagues) about our impending homestead move has been nothing short of amazing! Granted, there are those who think we're a bit off our rockers to leave our current (so lovely) rental, but most come around quite nicely when we explain the situation a…
November 27, 2017

The Next Chapter

Hello Friend! Long time no chat! How are you? How's your fall moving along? I do hope your transition from season to season has been a smooth one! Things have continued to be rather quiet in this space, but it's not for lack of activity, I promise. Between the closing up of the season, busy work schedules, Kim's continued recovery…
November 15, 2017

Putting Up

For years I participated in the weekly Harvest Monday link ups (previously hosted by Daphne, but now residing, thankfully, with Dave). I was so proud of every single ear of corn, apple, bush bean and kale leaf. I'd harvest it all, bring it all in, and painstakingly weight it *and document it. An ounce here, a few pounds there. Every single harvest…
September 11, 2017

Goat Herding

After almost four solid months with a larger-than-anticipated Nigerian Dwarf Goat herd, we've finally sold the three doelings we wanted to and are down from 11 to our final 2017 herd of eight: Thee mamas Three doelings One buck One wether I won't pretend that I'm not a bit sad to see the three doelings go, despite their insatiable appetites.…
August 28, 2017

Shown, Unshown – July into August

Oh, how I've missed you all! And so here I am again, trying to document and share after being absent from this space for much longer than I'd hoped, planned, or anticipated! Realizing it is mid-August (how the heck did that happen), we're way past due for a catch-up and so, instead of baraging you with 15 different posts, I'll…
August 15, 2017

In the Garden – Mid July

I've found myself wondering (once again) where the time has gone. It was said when I was a kid that the older I'd get, the faster time would pass... The busier I'd get, the more responsibilities I'd have, the faster moments would slip through my fingers. I didn't believe it, though. Nor did I need to because, at the time,…
July 18, 2017