Life on The Homestead Lately
I haven't written in some time.... so, I thought I'd share a little round up of homestead and ranch life...
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- Apr 13, 2022
- 2 min
The Bunkhouse
So, that leads us to the bettering project of: The Bunkhouse!
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- Jul 28, 2021
- 3 min
Where Do We Go From Here?
Once we get into a routine with our upcoming "new normal" we plan to continue working toward our larger ranch goals...
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- Apr 12, 2021
- 2 min
Garden of Eatin'
Part of my homestead dream for the ranch, included a good sized portager ("kitchen") garden.
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- Mar 2, 2021
- 2 min
Springing Back to Life
The winds are howling up to 55 mph this morning, and it was only 7°(F) - BUT the first day of Spring is still only 2 weeks away (March 20th)
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- Sep 23, 2020
- 3 min
Farewell to Yoga 2020
Tonight was the last yoga class on our ranch for the 2020 season. As I sit here and reflect on our evenings together, I have a heart so...
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- Jul 17, 2020
- 3 min
Farm Fresh Fitness
Fitness in farming and ranching is important, but maybe not always discussed... We get busy with chores and schedules, and especially...
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- May 5, 2020
- 4 min
April Showers Bring May Flowers
One tree variety already blooming in our yard, are the many Magnolia trees that have been arriving over the course of the last couple weeks.
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- Aug 28, 2019
- 3 min
Garden Series: Preservation - Update 3
Garden season is coming to a close (cue the sad violins)… One of the things I love most about summer, is the fewer groceries I buy from the
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- Aug 23, 2019
- 3 min
Garden Series: Oh My Gourd! - Update 2
Squash, pumpkins, & gourds, oh my! This year we decided to try our hand at a pumpkin patch.
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- Aug 14, 2019
- 2 min
Tea Time
One afternoon, watering my many lavender plants, it occurred to me that I was more than fully capable of recreating it at a fraction of the
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- Apr 16, 2019
- 3 min
Cowgirls Don't Cry
It's not all baby goats, sunshine, and flowers. While most of this homestead life is beautiful, it is also work.
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- Feb 28, 2019
- 3 min
The Farmer in All of Us
From-scratch living will bring you joy, self-fulfillment, and a sense of primal completeness - it will hit you smack-dab in the middle of yo
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- Feb 20, 2019
- 3 min
We're a Couple of Saps...
Winter feels a lot longer when you become a gardener and keeper of livestock. The sunshine months are when everything glitters...
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- Jan 29, 2019
- 4 min
Eating at the Ground Level
Why do we bother? All this extra work and time spent making, baking, prepping, tending, feeding and watering. It seems like a lot - and some
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- Dec 16, 2018
- 2 min
So God Made a Farmer
And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, "I need a caretaker"-- so God made a Farmer. God said, "
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