Well, it looks like the snow is here to stay, at least up on the mountains. The local ski lodges are all up and running from the looks of things. The new parlor stove was a huge hit with everyone at Thanksgiving and while it will be a while before we can have it properly …
Our little hawk was back this morning, scaring the sparrows and also the chickens who were the first to let me know he was perched up over their pens. They hid safely inside their coop while the little birds huddled in the depths of the viburnum and wouldn't come out again until he was gone. …
I adore old barns and have a collection of photos I've snapped of many of them over the years. But there is one old red barn that I'll never, ever forget. We answered an ad for free laying hens a few years ago, posted by an elderly couple who had a few too many Red …
There are few places that invoke nostalgia in me quite like Ye Olde Hoosier Inn in Stockton, CA. It was the first place I had brunch as a new mom for Mother's Day and where my husband and I spent our first anniversary. I don't remember there ever not being a long line of loyal …
We love antiques so naturally we love to go poking around the local antique stores when we get a chance. Yesterday we headed over to one in particular that we hardly ever visit, mostly because it's run by someone who likes to refinish everything. Most antiques lose a lot of value and charm when they've …
Empty Nest Homesteading 