You know that saying "all good things come to an end" and it's true. We're close to harvesting everything that's left now and I can't say I'll miss this gardening season because it was pretty rough! Summer has been hard on everyone. My poor duckies had to be moved into the chicken coop because it's …
This has been a frustrating year for many of us and my garden is no exception. The heat has taken its toll and some things may not have time to recover in order to reach their full potential before harvest time. Everything in the shade did fantastic, including the flowers... But most of the wildflowers …
It's the warmest day of the year so far so you would think we'd be out there whipping things into shape in preparation for planting! We did have good intentions, and we did do a bit of cleaning up, but before long we decided it's a good day for a lazy day and all this …
Just before dawn this morning our young rooster decided today was the day to practice his crowing skills. It sounded more like a dying coyote but in time he'll get it, I'm sure. The sound woke the pups up, too, and they became restless so we had to get up and calm them down before …
One of the drawbacks of being a homesteader, for me at least, is getting emotionally attached to your food. I learned early on not to name the ones that are going to end up in the freezer. And it's been pretty easy up until now! This new flock of buffs are just so adorably friendly …
Empty Nest Homesteading 