PinShareShareTweet0 SharesPersonal Growth and Challenges in 2021 2021 started on track for my expectations. However, by March my mind had lost focus and motivation to write, by July my ability to garden, preserve and function waned, to say the least. March and April revealed a dear family member was going to be in battle for… Continue reading CG Heartbeats Farm 2021 Year in Review
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Seasons ~ Summer 2020
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesSummers bring heat and humidity to northern Indiana. While I enjoy warm sun on my skin, I do not like the sweat, dripping days of high humidity. I have high expectations for summer 2020 homestead goals I want to complete no matter how I try not to. My biggest health challenge in summer involves drinking… Continue reading Seasons ~ Summer 2020
Seasons ~ Winter 2020
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesThe first day of Spring came and went with out a thought in my brain that I should write a post about winter accomplishments and progress and a second post sharing the goals here at CG Heartbeats Farm for spring. I enjoy looing back to find encouragement and I get excited thinking of the… Continue reading Seasons ~ Winter 2020
A Homestead Vision for 2020
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesHonestly, I intended to write this post last week. It did not happen; in that regard I am getting a slow start to my 2020 planning. I do have quite a few ideas bouncing around in my head and heart. In this post I am going to combine looking back at 2019 and what… Continue reading A Homestead Vision for 2020
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
Summer Progress 2019
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesBremen’s outdoor market ended on the last Wednesday in September. I started reflecting on the last 12 months thinking about the progresses I have made this year, new ideas, how I can do things better, and where I fell short. For this post, I plan to share thoughts that pertain to the summer months.… Continue reading Summer Progress 2019
Homestead Diary ~ Week 2
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesPicking up from where I left off last week. If you recall, I had been up late to catch Prince Charming. He is a sweetheart, but such a sneaky boy! Thursday, August 8, 2019 I woke up at 3:30 am. I felt horrible and knew a low sugar level was the cause. I grabbed… Continue reading Homestead Diary ~ Week 2
Winter 2019
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesA new year has begun. I for one am excited for the blank slate a new year appears to provide. I have many ideas that have been floating around in my head for the last few years. Projects I have started, that I will build upon and a few new ideas for later in… Continue reading Winter 2019
Roots and Wings: New Life ~ Chickens
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesHave you ever reached a point in the journey of your life, stopped for a moment and wondered, How did I get here? That describes how I have felt these last few weeks as I wrote about my memories of new life and how it pertained to goats and horses. I turned down the… Continue reading Roots and Wings: New Life ~ Chickens