They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
Monday was an horrendously busy day (yes, that's right, I used the British "an" before a word starting with "h". How classy is that?!) As I said, horrendously busy, as is to be expected following a drill weekend coming right on the heels of family vacation, complicated by everyone being sick, one after another. Monday… Continue reading Paddocks
No truck, no farm work, we can’t go Anywhere all day long. Thank God.
Homeschooling is a lot like farming. You never can tell how long it is going to take. The job that took 5 minutes last week might take 5 hours the next. The kids that did all their school perfectly without any need for input yesterday might not be able to manage 2+2 without asking for… Continue reading Odd Jobs
A friend texted me yesterday to let me know that Iran is firing rockets at Israel and to ask if I thought we were headed towards WW III? I appreciate the heads up because I assiduously avoid the news. At the time I was quite busy. Homeschool goes on apace in the shop, while work… Continue reading Does it Matter?
These guys are all over the farm this summer. End of Summer. Almost fall. Whatever. What is that? Ellie was the only one brave enough to pick it up. Even she got a little nervous when it started climbing toward her face. This one ended up getting fed to the chickens. That's okay, there's plenty… Continue reading Mantis
We have harvested the beets, pretty tiny haul compared to last year, but we have a backup plan. Buckwheat is taking over. It is tall and falling over into the pathways. I think this winter we are going to add t-posts every 10 feet or so along the rows so we can run twine when… Continue reading Beets in the Freezer
Let this post stand as an explanation for why we have not posted anything since last week... Evie and Lydia (the bird) patiently waiting their turn for her Fitting and Showing. Ellie and Gemma. This is the first year Elli is ellie-gible for Fitting and Showing. She was a tag-along last year, but this year… Continue reading 4H – Pierce County Fair
Maybe. The ultimate goal of getting our rotational grazing set up is to be able to move cows and sheep, +/- pigs, and poultry of some type around the pasture every single day, with less than one hour of work per day most days. We anticipate having seasonal ups and downs, e.g. planting and harvest… Continue reading So easy a child could do it
Have you ever written a book report lying on your stomach on a stack of hay bales? Anything is possible when you are homestead homeschooled.
We had a bit of an adventure on Monday. During the night there was a pretty significant wind storm, and it knocked out power to our house, and most of the block, with localized power outages in patches throughout the area. So we were forced to Low-Tech it all morning long. As you can guess,… Continue reading Low Tech Day!
Little Farm in the Big City 