Being married to a man with a job that requires him to be on call almost all the time means I spend Friday nights alone unexpectedly on a regular basis. We...
The Garden Goes Slowly…But It’s a Start!
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Starting a Farm
Practicing Patience: Waiting to Discover the Fruits Our Orchard Will Bear
As much as I might whine about battling the neglect, as discouraged as I might be, I can always turn to the orchard for a happy heart. That is one huge...
The Wedding Is Over, Let the War Begin!!
Don’t worry, Bob and I aren’t warring. We are only 16 days into our marriage, so we are still good, I promise! The post-wedding war I’m referring to in the...
First Time Butchering Chickens
With the wedding five days away, and the caterer needing our supplies by tomorrow, today was the day to butcher the chickens. We've been raising them for the...
Radical Homemakers: Will a Challenge to Put Your Home First Make Me Unlikeable?
I sense I’m on the verge of becoming extremely unlikable. Reading “Radical Homemakers” by Shannon Hayes has validated my unconventional thinking and empowered...
Look, It’s a Farm…Not! But, Hey, It’s a Start for Our Small Farm Dreamin’
So that's our small farm so far in the photo: seeds coming up in egg carton planters. It's a long ways from the small farm we envision, but the progress at...
Small Farm Dreaming: The Start of My Dairy Cow Education
Although our ultimate goal is a small farm, right now our time and energy is wrapped up in farmhouse renovation. Here it is late February already, and we're...
Taking Back Control: Why I Bought the Old Farm in the First Place
"Oh, you don't want that!" So said the real estate agent in my adopted hometown when I told him I was looking for at least 10 acres. He went on to tell me I...