We’re having another one of those moments where we look around us and want desperately to move ahead. To move forward, to take that last step. To get to the real farm. To never have to move again if we…
Year: 2015
There’s a little dusting of snow on the ground, the woodstoves are roaring, and I’ve got pumpkins roasting in the oven. Since I have a few spare minutes and am armed with a tea and an oatmeal muffin slathered in…
Phew! Has anyone else had a crazy week? Last week was craziness here. This week isn’t looking to be much better. Here I was all excited for some down time but instead it’s getting busy again. With the extra warm…
Let’s talk about the basics today. I’ve been asked by a few people where I grocery shop, and then I see their eyes widen as I go on for about 40 minutes because I don’t shop traditionally and they really…
I don’t have a washer. I have a dryer but no washer. It makes me feel incomplete. Dog barf on the bed? Gotta drive to town to wash it. Goat jump up on my cleanish jeans and now they’re covered…
It’s November. All of our trees are bare, and I’ve been working the last few days at covering the garden with the wasted goat and chicken bedding that I’ve been saving all summer, as well as the thousands of leaves…