It's easy to get lost in time here. I can go days without consciously thinking about the time or date or the day of the week, which is both good and bad. It's good in the sense that I live quite freely, unrestrained by the chains of modernity which demands that you do a certain …
I am not only "allergic" to the modern world, I truly dislike it. The worst ugliness seen in nature is still spectacularly beautiful compared to what man produces in captivity. What I mean by that is I'd rather watch a lightning storm cause a wildfire to devour 100 year old giant redwood trees or see …
As I mentioned in my last post, winter has arrived here regardless of what the calendar says! As I went out to feed everyone this morning, it was abundantly clear and bitterly cold. 🥶 The signs of fall are still around, they are just covered in snow. Thankfully all the heated water bowls seem to …
One thing we've learned in our homesteading journey is lot of planning goes into harvesting and storing food. We have had to make a few adjustments (like adding extra freezers and dedicating a room to prepping and storing canned and dry goods). Hunting season is in full swing but we had to finish up with …
I've been putting off doing the final fall cleanup out there, mostly because I'm the queen of procrastinating and also because it's not as much fun as it sounds. It's definitely not as fun as, say, making pumpkin puree which will later be turned into pumpkin cookies, bread, pies and muffins... Still, I'm running out …
Empty Nest Homesteading 