It’s November and I guess at some time soon we will get some snow. We had our first frost this morning. We have had frost all around us the last couple weeks but because of our high altitude on the hill no frost til today. Brrrr….. Yesterday I was tidying up the compost area andContinue reading “The Farm – Fall cleaning”
Category Archives: Homesteading
Old Houses – cooler weather….Comfort food
You come across a good recipe and you don’t mind sharing it especially when it makes you feel happy. Sunday night I thought that I would try a new homemade mac and cheese recipe and my taste tester went for seconds…. So I thought that I would share one of my new homemade farmhouse comfortContinue reading “Old Houses – cooler weather….Comfort food”
Old Houses – Wood Stack
We started on the last wood stack that has been seasoning out in the yard. We wanted to try and get the last 3 cord of wood in the basement. I think that is how much was out there. Knowing that we were gonna have some heavy rain on Sunday as well as we wantedContinue reading “Old Houses – Wood Stack”
Muddy Boots – The fall gardens
It’s funny, it’s been warm still so the garden in some respects is still giving. I picked 2 zucchini squashes today I still have some basil in the herb beds and I picked a whole bunch of other stuff although not all completely. I even noticed that my strawberry plants have flowers and small fruitsContinue reading “Muddy Boots – The fall gardens”
Old Houses – Simple Recipe
A simple recipe in an effort to boost immunity: I borrowed this from a friend and it’s really good. I hope that you get from it and share it with your tribe. I probably would have said pretty much all of it on my own♡ 1. Don’t eat junk, including sugary drinks, McDonald’s, Velveeta andContinue reading “Old Houses – Simple Recipe”
Muddy Boots – My Tribe
It’s interesting how in these later years of life you find what is of great importance to you. My first part of my married life was trying to fit into my new family that I had married into as well as others that married into my family. My goals, plans or dreams of course wereContinue reading “Muddy Boots – My Tribe”
A Very Blessed Thanksgiving
We want to wish all our friends and family a very, very blessed Thanksgiving. We are so grateful for God’s hand, protection, leading and guidance this year. We started the year with many uncertainties, but He was so good to bring us through. I had some health challenges that began at the beginning of theContinue reading “A Very Blessed Thanksgiving”
The Farm / Old Houses – I think It’s broken😮
I have been cooking a lot lately with all the harvested veggies and fruits from the gardens. Either cooking fruits down to jams, jellies, sauces or pickled, sauced, salsa or blanched veggies. It’s a daily event on the homestead farm I think I almost eat breath sleep it…. lol. So 8 years ago when weContinue reading “The Farm / Old Houses – I think It’s broken😮”
The Farm / Old houses – Cast iron care
I forgot to take before pictures to show you how they all looked but I do have the after pics and they look awesome. Rusty cast ironware…… no problem. All you need to do is take a scouring pad to the pans. Scrub them down really well with hot soapy water and then dry themContinue reading “The Farm / Old houses – Cast iron care”
The Farm – being resourceful
So I was making a batch of pears in syrup last night. I peeled the pears and then chopped or sliced the pears leaving the center core with the skins behind. Normally people just toss the scraps into your compost pile but ot today♡. I am going for a every little bit matters or countsContinue reading “The Farm – being resourceful”
Muddy Boots, Old Houses and The Farm 