Gift Guide for Chicken Owners

Pin2ShareShareTweet2 SharesDo you need gift ideas for the chicken owners in your life? My Gift Guide for Chicken Owners shares 15 ideas I picked. I had fun putting this list together. As a backyard chicken owner, I would enjoy any of these items. No worries if the person you shop for lives in town or… Continue reading Gift Guide for Chicken Owners

Perfection In the Eye of the Beholder

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesThis blog often focuses on gardening, chickens and homesteading ventures. This post in honor of the season, I reflect, I share, from what is on my heart in my everyday life this week. It is a process we all, I hope, are traveling as we strive to homestead, raise our own food and connect… Continue reading Perfection In the Eye of the Beholder

Practical Gifts for Homesteaders

Pin2ShareShareTweet2 SharesCheck out a list of gift ideas for people living a homestead lifestyle. Prices range from under $10 to over $ 50 for a couple items. Have fun shopping for the homesteader on your list as you use this gift guide as a way to get you started. Clock This one has my vote.… Continue reading Practical Gifts for Homesteaders

Indoor Market #2: Culver

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesOn November 17, 2018 I attended my first indoor Farmer’s Market in Bremen, Indiana.  I am looking forward to the possibility of a February Bremen Indoor Market in 2019 with a Valentine theme.  I decided with eggs to sell and crafts to make I would try a second indoor market.  I had seen on… Continue reading Indoor Market #2: Culver

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesAmid the hustle and bustle of December, the fun of sharing special times with friends and family, and the rush of preparing and attending events, I am going to take a moment in this week’s blog post to reflect back.  Back to last July when we paid a visit to Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park,… Continue reading Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

A Holiday Farmer’s Market

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesWith the garlic planted, I was ready to turn my attention to the upcoming Indoor Farmer’s Market and cweek to prepare for the first Indoor Market in Bremen. Knowing that the hens were molting I wanted to have more to take than eggs, if I would have any. Egg production drops off when the… Continue reading A Holiday Farmer’s Market

Roots and Wings: A Living Moment

PinShareShare1Tweet1 SharesI celebrated Christmas in a different way this year. I often find myself missing someone at Christmas and feeling lonely. It gets in my way of enjoying the day.  Now I know grieving the loss of a loved one is going to happen, but this has become a pattern for me.  A habit of wanting what… Continue reading Roots and Wings: A Living Moment

Roots and Wings: My Favorite Holiday

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesExciting!  In one week, we get to celebrate Christmas, my favorite holiday! I was born on Christmas. It was no easy feat to even arrive. I required a forceps and broke my moms tail bone getting here. I have in years past, and may again, been unhappy with the fact that I was turning one year… Continue reading Roots and Wings: My Favorite Holiday

Roots and Wings: Christmas Candy

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesI had the pleasure of making Christmas candy with a neighbor and friend last evening. I met her a little over a year ago. I stopped by her house to introduce myself as I realized there were people living in a house that had been empty. She had moved into the area from Iowa.… Continue reading Roots and Wings: Christmas Candy