The older I get the more I have come to appreciate flexibility in life. Having a go with the flow type of mentality has a lot of advantages. Don’t get me wrong, I am a planner at heart. Rarely do I jump into a situation without a plan in place. What I have found, however,…
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Our Pain Is Your Gain!
First things first I am very sorry it has been so long since I have posted anything new. Life has decided to give us a dump truck full of lemons and we are doing our best to make lemonade 😀 One of the unfortunate events that has taken place is our dog Archer (the inspiration…
Acorn Flour
So I finally got around to finishing the acorn flour! There was a little delay while I purchased some cheesecloth, but most of the delay was me just plain forgetting to work on it 😀 When I left off I had ground the acorns to coarse sized particles and soaked them in water in the…
Lazy Garden Building
Hello and welcome to a post about building our future garden! I’m going to take a little bit of a break from my recent run of posts regarding acorns (hey they only come every couple of years, so one has to work with the bounty when it’s given :D), but don’t worry I will return…
Let’s Have Fun With Acorns!
Hello and welcome to another blog post about oak trees and acorns! Not only did I learn this year that our oak trees drop acorns, but I was lucky enough to be up on the homestead when one of our oak trees decided to drop a large amount of acorns. I had intended to only…
Let’s (Attempt To) Grow A Tree Together! – Part II
So it turns out we do have oak trees on the homestead that produce acorns!! I happened to be up on the homestead when one of the trees was starting to drop acorns, so I decided to grab some for growing at home. While it is a little painful to give up on the acorns…
Let’s (Attempt To) Grow A Tree Together!
When out walking our dog (not on the homestead) this year I have noticed a large amount of acorns have dropped from the oak trees in our area. I decided to have some fun and try to grow an oak tree from seed. The main reason behind this is because we have about 3-5 mature…
How Do You Eat An Elephant?
One bite at a time. Hello and welcome to another blog post! Today I’ll be giving an update on two projects that are just getting under way. The phrase in the title is one that I like to remind myself of when embarking on any particularly large project. I find it rather easy to get…
Cabin Log Piles – Prep Work
Hello and welcome to another update! I know it has been a while, but the summer months are quite busy outside of homestead work. Plus, sometimes I am just lazy when it comes to writing on the blog 😀 As mentioned in my last post, I had a little preparation work to do before I…
To Do List For The Year (2023)
The grass is starting to grow, birds are appearing more frequently, and days now seem to have a reasonable amount of sunlight. Spring is here and so is that unbridled enthusiasm that can only come from being stuck indoors under piles and piles of snow for months! Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love winter.…