PinShareShareTweet0 SharesA homestead lifestyle, raising food and caring for animals brings joy and hardship. Today, I struggled to find the good. I recently read a quote from the last chapter of Old Yeller. What I mean is, things like this happen. They may seem cruel and unfair, but that’s how life is a part of the… Continue reading Roots and Wings ~ Joy or Heartache?
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Fall 2019 ~Looking Back
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesI am good at coming up with ideas, as many are. I simply do not accomplish everything I think up. Nor would it be wise to pursue every idea. I admit I struggle at times knowing which one is the best to pursue. Looking back at the last 3 months, the first thing that… Continue reading Fall 2019 ~Looking Back
Winter Season ~ Goals
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesWinter Solstice The shortest day of the year has come and gone, Winter Solstice being yesterday. I do not mind the short amount of sunlight as much as I do the days of temperatures below 20 degrees (and lower) that often follows in January and February. Being honest I hope for one of those… Continue reading Winter Season ~ Goals
Preserving Stewed Tomatoes
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesI met Julie in the summer of 2018 the night we both attended Bremen Farmer’s Market. I think the first words I spoke to her were, “I love your cart.” She was selling fresh cut flowers on a repurposed old fire hose reel cart. We became friends. And it seems that I have known… Continue reading Preserving Stewed Tomatoes