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All Play, No Work

On May 6, 2022 By TheEmptyNestHomesteaderIn Backyard Farming, Family, Life StuffLeave a comment

Wouldn't that be nice? Of course it's unrealistic since there's plenty of work to be done around here every single day and especially this time of year. We always have to work around the weather which, for some reason, seems to get worse every single weekend! It will be perfectly sunny and warm all week …

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The Beautiful Things

On February 16, 2022February 16, 2022 By TheEmptyNestHomesteaderIn Family, Life Stuff, Photography, Pups10 Comments

It's a strange reality I find myself living in, knowing that I am just one or two doses of medicine or a bee sting away from severe, potentially fatal anaphylaxis at all times. Imagine being murdered by this cute little guy! Like most people living with mast cell disease, I'm keenly aware of how precarious …

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The Other Body

On September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 By TheEmptyNestHomesteaderIn Family, Life Stuff, Our "Backyard"1 Comment

I'm sure by now you know the story of Gabby Petito, whose body was found in my "backyard" and whose fiancee is still on the run. While that story is interesting, there's another body they found that I find even more intriguing. Well, actually there are two other bodies they found around the same time. …

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Pecking Order

On August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 By TheEmptyNestHomesteaderIn Family, Life Stuff2 Comments

We get to witness the social hierarchy at work here in real time every single day. Our pack of huskies has a pecking order, and the flocks of chickens, ducks and pheasant do, too. Even the wild birds at the bird feeders have one, and naturally it favors the larger, bossier birds like the starlings …

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Bracing For Impact

On May 11, 2021May 11, 2021 By TheEmptyNestHomesteaderIn Family, Prepping6 Comments

People often scoff at those of us who identify as "preppers" or "survivalists" which is fine. I get it. There are many out there who can't imagine themselves in a soup line or begging in the street for a slice of bread. Their modern lives are (seemingly) insulated from all that and they can't imagine …

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