Repost from January 2020 with minor edits – still feels relevant.

As this new year begins, I know many of you have set goals and resolutions for yourselves.  I want to share one of my intentions for the year with you.  As I head into my second fourth full year on my 33-acre.. →

Many months ago I stopped writing my blog.  I had one all ready to go, but it seemed cavalier to post about projects on the homestead with everything that was happening in the world – so I just hit the trashcan button instead.

As I look back over that time, nothing much changed on the.. →

In the midst of the pandemic, I find myself feeling overwhelmed and a bit helpless at times.  I want to offer some things that are helping to give me some measure of stress relief.  I offer to you the suggestion to turn off the 24/7 news coverage and practice a bit of self care during these tough.. →

Here is the tale of the evolution of our chicken coop with snippets from my adventures in learning about chickens.  Our property started with a small run-down chicken coop and eventually turned into the Coop Mahal.  A free chicken coop was a great way to start out and find out if I really wanted.. →