A New Family Member. We walked into the county animal shelter. I looked back at the farmer, "You ready for this?" He excitedly nodded....

The First Bloom. I walked through the yard today holding a bucket full of feed. It was a pretty day out today. Warm enough for a sun...

The fireworks boomed in the distance and they sounded like cannons to my sensitive child-like ears. I was curled up on the couch with the...

I spent the past week working on the Scratch Recipe Project and this was one of the recipes I found in my antique cookbook. I had never...

Chicken Pot Pie. 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, diced Box of Chicken Broth Cream of Chicken Soup 1-2 cups Frozen veggies 1-2 red...

They say we are in the “Silent Depression” & we are just all still rolling like normal because no one is talking about it. We are all...

Springtime is here and life has been packed full of planting seeds every few days. Tomatoes, peppers, corn, potatoes, eggplant,...

A barefoot sundress silhouette glides across the kitchen, handing out peanut butter & jelly sandwiches to hungry little hands. The...

February is almost here and that means you should begin thinking about planting your potatoes! Rule of thumb for this area is to have the...

In the farmhouse today, there is a storm outside just passing through. A blueberry+sage candle flickers in the dark kitchen. The table...

There are several reasons why chickens will stop laying eggs. Anything from stress, the wrong food, weather changes, molting, and being...

I laid the axe against the old walnut tree, I had torn down the second chicken coop of the day and had salvaged all that I could from it....

Hi friends! Life has been a bit chaotic lately. I took off an entire month from my blog, it was a long month dealing with some stuff &...

I call him, "Little Boo." He's the ghost in my sweater pocket. The iconic mustard sweater story begins back when I worked at the hotel....

I woke up to a golden sunrise, the kind that shows her face in only the season of the harvest. Which is currently the season we are in....

Pepper Sauce is a staple in our house. We always have some in the fridge, ready and waiting for a big pot of turnip greens or a pot of...

I am a Fall/Winter type of girl, let's just go ahead and get that out of the way. I enjoy cozying up with a big bulky sweater and a bowl...

The little homestead smells of rain for the first time in SO long! I posted the other day on Facebook that we needed rain and the prayer...

The thermometer read 101 degrees earlier, the land is so dry. The crops need rain. The weather forecast says rain starting tomorrow...

If you aren't sure what I'm talking about, let me send you back to 2001-2002. I was in Primary School and we were getting a visit from...