Purposeful or Lovely

Have nothing in your house that you do not know how to be useful, or believe to be beautiful. - William Morris. Easier said than done. The guest room is my catch-all. It displays the sprawl of my Goodwill pile, my "needs to be put away" pile, my "needs to be done" pile, and my … Continue reading Purposeful or Lovely →

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 →

Surprise Stash

We occasionally find little surprise stashes of eggs- once was to the tune of 27 total! Based on the lovely shade of tan of this jackpot, I suspect one hen in particular has found a special hiding spot for her eggs- in the horse barn! The girls have several hiding spots in the larger side … Continue reading Surprise Stash →

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. →

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… →

Anticipation

"Anyone who thinks gardening begins in the spring and ends in the fall is missing the best part of the whole year, for gardening begins in January with the dream."- Josephine Nuese. I never thought this would be the case, but I'm almost not ready for the spring. There is a serious amount of work … Continue reading Anticipation →