The Excruciating Sweetness of Spring, and a Secret (shhhh)
It’s here. And it’s unbearably sweet, or at least it approaches unbearable sweetness. Spring is the dandiest season, and we wring every drop of enjoyment out of it, we’re so…
Read moreCleaning out the chicken coop can be FUN! It CAN. Honest. (It can.)
Okay, maybe not really. But it’s got to be done, nevertheless. By the way. Here’s a homeschooling tip for you young mamas: this is what you say when your littles…
Read morePigs in the yard
Yesterday was a bit of a piggy day. We tore home from church, ready to load up the trailer and the ‘Burb and head for the high school auditorium, Beverly-Hillbillies-style,…
Read moreFirst day of school: the way we do it
I was a public school kid, and I liked school. So people have asked me, over the years, why I chose to…
Read moreThe New American Homesteaders: has the trend hit a peak?
I read a few things over the weekend that indicated that there are people who think that the strong trend towards homesteading that has been so popular in America during…
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