Have you ever had one of those weeks? You know, the kind that seems to bring an avalanche of unfortunate events all at once? Ugh. Me too. The other day we set out on a mission to buy a few more oil lamps because a) I just love them and b) they sure come in …
I know it seems like such a basic thing to most homesteader/prepper types, but I haven't identified as either of these for very long so this business of dehydrating and storing food I've grown is a new adventure for me! It was rainy yesterday (melting all our snow!) and there just wasn't much to do …
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We knew it was time to harvest some of the corn because it's been giving us all the right signals that it's ready. Plus, we'd been eating it one or two cobs at a time all week so we had properly tested it out beforehand. Well, mostly the hubs and my sons were eating it. …
Today was full of firsts for me. It began as soon as I stepped outside this morning and noticed that the first of the pink lilies has opened. It's one of my favorite flowers in the garden and their opening is a sign that the first day lilies are about to open, too. My next …
We haven't planted any potatoes yet but there are three healthy potato plants that have popped up in one of the new raised beds, much to our surprise. They must have been in the topsoil we bought from our local nursery, it's the only explanation we can think of. I mean, we DO live in …
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