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A day in the life

I documented my day now that I'm no longer working a 9-5. Granted this was an atypical day, but it was the only day I thought to document. But I see people do this all the time so I thought I'd try my hand at it. Hopefully, I don't bore my reader to tears. (Hi Mom!)

Officially a homesteader … full-time

I guess now it's official. I am a full-time homesteader. My last day at my 9-5 office job was last Thursday, and I can't say that it has really sunken in yet that I'm not going back. Not that I want to. I met some really great people, and it's nice to have complete conversations with adults. But I'm enjoying my time with the kids, no matter how trying to my patience.

You say tomato, I say … c’mon already

I have a real problem with patience. Today I fried up some good old-fashioned green tomatoes. Not entirely because I was hungry (which I was), but because I'm having a really hard time keeping my hands off the tomato plants.

Where have you been?

So yeah ... we've been gone for a bit. But not really gone. Just ... took a hiatus. There has been a lot going on at our little homestead since we last talked, so let's catch up shall we?

It just didn’t work out

Guineas, that is. Oh we tried, but it just wasn't meant to be. 12 eggs and only six pipped the shell. Of that six, one didn't quite make it out and we'd read all of the literature that said we shouldn't help the chick out.

The blacker the berry …

It's almost that time! Wild blackberries will be here soon! ​The first day of blackberry picking is like a holiday at our house.

What to expect when you’re expecting a homestead

When you move out to the country, you don't always realize how much the little things will change. We certainly didn't. We knew about the obvious - a longer drive to get to the nearest grocery store, an obvious lack of movie theaters, craft beer not even existing within 20 miles.

On a Rainy Day

My New Mop

OK, I know that is about the unsexiest headline I could ever write. But seriously this thing has made life so much easier.

How To Make Perfect Scrambled Eggs

Because we have lots of poultry, we eat a lot of eggs. Fried, poached, hard-boiled, soft-boiled, omelets, over easy, sunnyside up. There are tons of ways to prepare an egg, but arguably the simplest is to scramble it.