Well, That’s Different
After a number of years with just exposed OSB subfloor (and a couple of rugs) as the flooring in my kitchen… It now has (part of) a floor. Do not be fooled by that picture. It is still mostly this… I have
A New View
I’m walking a line here between really wanting to sit down and write about things going on around the farm. Things like prepping the garden for winter… Prepping the bees for winter… How the donkeys are prepping for winter by turning into
Life Goes On
Okay. So. There’s been enough going on around here that I can barely wrap my arms around it all, much less tell a coherent story about it…but I guess if we’re going to start somewhere, we should start with the guineas. Fair
Adventures in Beekeeping: Wax Rendering
Well, this week has been one huge farm adventure that, aside from the surprising addition 14 new guinea keets to my flock, also included two donkey escapes (those little shits), and one wind-storm that blew half the stuff I own into the
Morning Surprise!
Just to paint a picture of my morning this morning: The day actually started at 2AM when my cat decided to use my face as a springboard to catch a moth that was fluttering near the bed. Because, cats. The resulting adrenaline
The Most Exciting Thing That’s Ever Happened While I Had a Fever
Should I keep you in suspense here? No? Okay, well LOOK WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK. That, my friends, is a bath. In my house. It’s been four years (almost to the day) since I moved out of the Memorial House with its
Life on the Farm
So, before you skip ahead and watch this video without any context (you’re going to anyway, aren’t you? Yeah, fuck it, I would too…) Well, if you’re not the skipping-ahead-type, I’d like to say a thing first: It wasn’t an easy decision to let
The Time Between
“Taking a break” is not a real thing for a girl who lives on a farm and has animals to feed and a tractor payment to make and and a list eight-feet-wide of things that need to be done this year… Which
The End of Summer
In some ways I can’t believe that summer is officially over, but in other ways… holy shit, I’m surprised I survived it at all. It’s been a goddamned fantastic mix of big projects, and farm life, and feeling awesome, and getting things
Adventures in Beekeeping: The Big Honey Harvest
My life is currently a honey-covered disaster. That’s not even a metaphor, I mean my life is literally covered in honey. Every surface in the kitchen, all of my pots and baking sheets, my computer, the cat, my hair… All honeyed. My
Adventures in Beekeeping: Harvesting Cut-Comb Honey
It’s been unusually quiet around here over the past week, largely because after the last few months both my brain and body basically gave me finger and then peaced out for a while. Which means I spent the last week shuffling through work and chores and my usual routine
Internet Friends, Tile, and Tired Faces
Guuuuuys. Holy shit, what a week. There wasn’t a spare minute in the last few days to let you know what’s been going on around here other than some brief social media updates, and that’s because Sarah (you know, my DIY internet
An Abundance of Awesome
Well this week has been an epic emotional roller coaster, and it’s not even goddamn Wednesday yet. So that’s going to give me five new gray hairs… at least. (If you didn’t read the update on Monday’s post, all the farmland around
Unexpected Adventure: The Farmland Edition
If you’re reading within an hour or two of when it was posted, picture me like this: sweaty palms, bags under my eyes, bidding-card in hand, about to make some real big life decisions. Here’s why… The 130 acres of farmland around my property
A Finished Space, Finally
I have a long tradition on this website– and in life– of not actually finishing things in such a way that there is a beautiful “after” picture for everyone to enjoy. Guys, it’s the journey that’s important and blah, blah, blah… okay, fine.
Pergola Progress
After a solid two days of repeatedly lifting fourteen-foot boards over my head I can definitively state two things: 1.) Ouch. 2.) Holy shit, this is actually starting to look like a pergola. Right? I know, I know, I’m supposed to save
A New View
I’m walking a line here between really wanting to sit down and write about things going on around the farm. Things like prepping the garden for winter… Prepping the bees for winter… How the donkeys are prepping for winter by turning into
Life Goes On
Okay. So. There’s been enough going on around here that I can barely wrap my arms around it all, much less tell a coherent story about it…but I guess if we’re going to start somewhere, we should start with the guineas. Fair
Adventures in Beekeeping: Wax Rendering
Well, this week has been one huge farm adventure that, aside from the surprising addition 14 new guinea keets to my flock, also included two donkey escapes (those little shits), and one wind-storm that blew half the stuff I own into the
Morning Surprise!
Just to paint a picture of my morning this morning: The day actually started at 2AM when my cat decided to use my face as a springboard to catch a moth that was fluttering near the bed. Because, cats. The resulting adrenaline
The Most Exciting Thing That’s Ever Happened While I Had a Fever
Should I keep you in suspense here? No? Okay, well LOOK WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK. That, my friends, is a bath. In my house. It’s been four years (almost to the day) since I moved out of the Memorial House with its
Life on the Farm
So, before you skip ahead and watch this video without any context (you’re going to anyway, aren’t you? Yeah, fuck it, I would too…) Well, if you’re not the skipping-ahead-type, I’d like to say a thing first: It wasn’t an easy decision to let
The Time Between
“Taking a break” is not a real thing for a girl who lives on a farm and has animals to feed and a tractor payment to make and and a list eight-feet-wide of things that need to be done this year… Which
The End of Summer
In some ways I can’t believe that summer is officially over, but in other ways… holy shit, I’m surprised I survived it at all. It’s been a goddamned fantastic mix of big projects, and farm life, and feeling awesome, and getting things
Adventures in Beekeeping: The Big Honey Harvest
My life is currently a honey-covered disaster. That’s not even a metaphor, I mean my life is literally covered in honey. Every surface in the kitchen, all of my pots and baking sheets, my computer, the cat, my hair… All honeyed. My
Adventures in Beekeeping: Harvesting Cut-Comb Honey
It’s been unusually quiet around here over the past week, largely because after the last few months both my brain and body basically gave me finger and then peaced out for a while. Which means I spent the last week shuffling through work and chores and my usual routine
Internet Friends, Tile, and Tired Faces
Guuuuuys. Holy shit, what a week. There wasn’t a spare minute in the last few days to let you know what’s been going on around here other than some brief social media updates, and that’s because Sarah (you know, my DIY internet
An Abundance of Awesome
Well this week has been an epic emotional roller coaster, and it’s not even goddamn Wednesday yet. So that’s going to give me five new gray hairs… at least. (If you didn’t read the update on Monday’s post, all the farmland around
Unexpected Adventure: The Farmland Edition
If you’re reading within an hour or two of when it was posted, picture me like this: sweaty palms, bags under my eyes, bidding-card in hand, about to make some real big life decisions. Here’s why… The 130 acres of farmland around my property
A Finished Space, Finally
I have a long tradition on this website– and in life– of not actually finishing things in such a way that there is a beautiful “after” picture for everyone to enjoy. Guys, it’s the journey that’s important and blah, blah, blah… okay, fine.
Pergola Progress
After a solid two days of repeatedly lifting fourteen-foot boards over my head I can definitively state two things: 1.) Ouch. 2.) Holy shit, this is actually starting to look like a pergola. Right? I know, I know, I’m supposed to save