Basket of Joy

"What you sow is what you grow, a person harvests only what he plants." I probably have already mentioned, but I love the concept of sowing and reaping. Even from a young age, I just got it. The concept always been a comfort to me honestly, like the deep truth that everything living one day … Continue reading Basket of Joy →

Simplicity.

When we crave simplicity, we are not after an easier life. We are after life. - Dave Bruno. We have a humble little home. Yes, 7 bustling acres, but a humble little home. And we love it like that. Our house is quiet. It took some adjusting at first...but when the days are long and … Continue reading Simplicity. →

Queen Anne

Every chicken matters to us. We are backyard hobby farmers, our hens have names, we take time to learn their personalities, and we truly enjoy each of them. Queen Anne was quite a prominent member of the flock. She was physically one of the larger birds, therefore a bit hard to ignore, but also consistently … Continue reading Queen Anne →

Less is More.

I'm a list maker. I have an annual list of Homestead goals/to-do's, a seasonal list, typically a monthly list, and always a weekly list and daily list. Ok that sounds borderline spastic as I see it written out. But, I bet it's similar for your household- there are a fair amount of moving parts when … Continue reading Less is More. →

My impulse buys have heartbeats.

The first grey puffball (silkie) I brought home didn't make it. (See first ever post on this blog- "New Littles") This time around, I went for two! They are thus far my absolute favorite chick- the fluffiness and puffiness is super amplified on these littles. I love the grey as a chick, but I imagine … Continue reading My impulse buys have heartbeats. →

Welcome, Ducks!

Newest Homestead addition- ducklings! We have been enjoying noticing the differences between ducks and chickens, just in these first few weeks already. Coming up on a year ago, Farmer Jim and I did food sensitivity testing. My several years worth of "mystery illness" may one day get it's own post, but for now, lets just … Continue reading Welcome, Ducks! →

First Egg Sale

I had my first ever egg sale today! It was a little odd, because I typically just give them away to friends and family, but it was a great stretch of my social skills and it was fun to talk chickens with people for while. The egg buyers came out not only to buy eggs … Continue reading First Egg Sale →

I am a little quail.

(And you might be too.) Baby quail are speedy quick. They are about the size of a fuzzy walnut, and cross one end of their bucket to the other in nanoseconds. They are busy... they are 2 days old, but they have the quail legs of Usain Bolt. Adult quail are equally busy. They have … Continue reading I am a little quail. →

Spring 2018

Purely a look back at flowers blooming from spring 2018. There was such an abundance of beauty in 2018- I am bursting with anticipation for Spring 2019. It is glorious to have fresh flowers in every place in the house spring to end of summer.There will be several new blooms in 2019- grape hyacinth, giant … Continue reading Spring 2018 →

The elusive quail egg…

Quail were my 29th birthday gift this past year. I brought home 30 hatched quail, and the seller generously included 4 dozen fertilized eggs for me to try to incubate. The eggs above are from those 4 dozen. The quail came home in early November 2018. Here we are, February 2019, and still, no quail … Continue reading The elusive quail egg… →

The thrill of hope.

The bulbs are slowly but surely starting to swell. Seems like every day this week I have noticed a new bulb to keep an eye on- still wondering which location will earn "first full bloom of the year" this spring. I have also started to do my daily super slow drive in and out of … Continue reading The thrill of hope. →