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The Bread Machine

February 09, 2021 0 Comments
My mom surprised me with a bread machine. I love to make homemade bread, and always wanted a bread machine. It isn't always easy to find time to make homemade bread the 'old-fashioned way.' I was so excited, and had to try it out right away. It was already late, so I tried out the "Quick Bread" cycle, with a simple white...

20210109

Could it be?

January 09, 2021 0 Comments
We have dreamed of owning a piece of off-the-grid property for years. We have looked at a few places periodically throughout that time, but nothing felt right. Earlier this week John messaged me and told me he felt like we needed to go look at a piece of property. I said, 'okay,' and he made an appointment with the...

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The Fruit Cocktail Tree

April 07, 2018 0 Comments
Adding fruit to our little homestead. We would love to someday have a small orchard on our property. There are already a couple of large pear trees that need some care. We are working to figure out what we need to do to get them healthy and productive.  Thursday we bought a couple of blueberry bushes (we will...

20180404

How Things have Improved. Pros and Cons of Roosters

April 04, 2018 2 Comments
Recently we made the decision to eliminate the rooster from our flock. This was a good decision for our family. I realize that everyone's experiences with having roosters varies. This simply has been our experience so far. Firstly, the pros of having a rooster: *The biggest reason we liked having our rooster was...

20180323

Planning Planting

March 23, 2018 0 Comments
A couple of weeks ago I shared our tentative plan for companion planting in our garden. Now it is time to decide just where in our yard we will place each of these sections of vegetable combinations, and to make preparations to actually start planting. Time for a little more research... I learned which plants can and...
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