Six months ago this week we were well into summer and the little homestead looked quite a bit different than it does right now. Everything was blooming! The corn was quite tall... Tall enough to block the pup's view of the poultry pens, which is where my cute little buff orpingtons were by now... They …
As you probably noticed, I have a thing for birds. I love all these wild birds that come visit us and I especially love my chickens, ducks, pheasant and quail. They are so fun to keep! Plus, they give me a reason to get up every day and their eggs and meat are pretty tasty, …
Remember that old story about the country mouse and the city mouse? I can't help but think that some of us are wired to be either one or the other. In my case, I am very much a country mouse! If I was an actual country mouse, I'd want to live in a field of …
On this last day of the year, I thought I'd look back over the last twelve months and reminisce a bit over the highlights of what was no doubt a difficult year for most of us. I'd rather not think about the bad, though, and focus on the good instead and I hope you do, …
One of the benefits of being a homesteader whose aim is to live a simpler life is that we tend to take the time to appreciate the little things and we try not to sweat the small stuff. When I see all the things we didn't get around to doing this summer, it doesn't bother …
Empty Nest Homesteading 