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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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How we kept from going crazy during Brooklyn’s Covid quarantine

How we kept from going crazy during Brooklyn’s Covid quarantine

Staying healthy was my husband’s and my top priority during Covid quarantine. Next on the list: staying sane. I am grateful to report that neither of us came down with Covid (though a few of our friends and neighbors did). And I’m pretty sure we didn’t go (too) crazy and are emerging from this experience whole and even more grateful. I guess some might argue that uprooting our lives and moving to a place where we have no history or…

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