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January Reflections After Two Years On The Homestead

January Reflections After Two Years On The Homestead

Very many times over the past (many) months, I’ve started drafting blog posts in my head. (Let’s not count how long it’s been since I’ve last written one and just agree that “it’s been a while.”) I’ll get inspired by something that I want to put down into words, and then inevitably…I’ll get distracted. Life happens, errands call, and I lose the thread. It’s similar to the flurry of activity of the summer months on a homestead when the weeding…

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New Fence, New Season, And A New Job On A Farm!

New Fence, New Season, And A New Job On A Farm!

I have a confession to make. It’s already mid-way through the day that I usually post these updates and I’m having to force myself to sit down and churn this one out. It’s one of those absolutely perfect pre-Fall days where the sun is shining but it’s brisk and you get to wear your leather jacket for the first time that year. The leaves are juuuust starting to change color and the weeds aren’t popping up every time you turn…

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The Rain Won’t Stop! So We Built a Pool Deck For The Ducks.

The Rain Won’t Stop! So We Built a Pool Deck For The Ducks.

How is it already nearing the end of August? Between the revolving door of guests and the near constant rain, it feels like summer has yet to begin. But before I know it, I’ll be pulling my sweaters out of storage! (Which actually makes me really excited to think about.) So what have we been up to these past two weeks? Quite a bit. Shocking, I know, for such under achievers like we are. I’ve actually been away from home…

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Oh Hail No! Our Garden’s Battle With the Elements

Oh Hail No! Our Garden’s Battle With the Elements

I woke up today to the sound of heavy furniture being moved through the house. Turns out it was NOT actually my husband doing some redecorating after all, but a massive rain shower that turned to a thunder storm and then… hail. We’ve had beautiful, mild weather the past week or so, and had decreased our garden watering to every other day. The plants seemed happy (other than the peach tree, which I’ll get to in a moment), and so…

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The Ducks Moved Outside and The Band Is Back!

The Ducks Moved Outside and The Band Is Back!

I’m sitting down to write this on a glorious sunny morning; the fifth in a row of its kind. I’m itching to get outside to tame more of the property, but structure is important to me. And while this routine of bi-monthly blog posts was made and could be broken by me, I know that sticking to routine is good for my mental health. I’m sure many of you out there developed your own routines during the pandemic that helped…

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Our House Closing Saga and How It Finally Resolved. (Also, Ducks.)

Our House Closing Saga and How It Finally Resolved. (Also, Ducks.)

Without a doubt, the biggest update I have for you is…we closed on our house! Now, if you’re confused I don’t blame you. Haven’t we uprooted from Brooklyn and left our apartment far behind? Haven’t we been living in this house for 3 months? Haven’t we painted, furnished, and claimed it? Yes, yes, and yes. This was all done with a degree of risk, as we hadn’t actually closed on the house. To tell you the truth, I hadn’t been…

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