If you are anything like us, we love getting a good deal on useful things – you, too? Yes? Good, then you will understand how we ended up with an accidental extra hive of bees by Fall 2016. We follow our local beekeeping group on Facebook and Matt saw that someone had posted an ad… Continue reading Un(bee)lievable Chaos
As mentioned in my last post about our hens, I have added to my flock a couple of times now, but I am still at eight layers to date. Chickens were my gateway animal to homestead animal keeping, but they were also my first experience with making the right, albeit hard, choices here at home.… Continue reading The Circle of Life – As Taught By Chickens
…true story! Chickens are like that first scratch when you have a mosquito bite – it starts as something small and then you just can’t stop (chickens, horses, goats – oh my!). As you may know, I started out with four retired layer hens in our backyard in 2015. By that time I was fully… Continue reading They Say Chickens Are a Gateway Animal…
As Autumn approaches – my favorite season – I am reminiscing on the lovely weather we can expect and how it is similar to my other favorite season, Springtime! Everyone LOVES Springtime, am I right? Texas’ short burst of *cold* weather has passed and it is time to start planning the Spring garden, hang out… Continue reading Serpents Everywhere! (A Mildly Hyperbolic Tale)
The week before Thanksgiving 2015 we were pre-approved for a loan. Matt had found a log cabin (a LOG CABIN, folks!!!) on 5 acres that was about the same distance from work as our current home. We had our realtor friend show it to us and made an offer the next day. The following week… Continue reading Regrowing My Roots – Part 3
Our Spring 2012 garden was a learning process. (I say that as if every season’s garden isn’t…*insert eye roll*) We tried planting directly into the soil, but realized it would have to be heavily amended with extra garden soil due to the layer of limestone lurking under the surface. (Spoiler alert: Edward’s Plateau is made… Continue reading Regrowing My Roots – Part 2
