Homesteading | Self Sufficient Living | Living off the Land
It happens every stinkin' time. I innocently check my green bean plants one day and don't see much, and then 24 hours later, BAM. They are loaded down with ALL THE BEANS that need to be picked like yesterday. Come to think of it, the cucumbers do the same thing. They must be in cahoots. (Also. I picking green beans feels so tedious to me. They're probably my least favorite thing in the garden to harvest just because it takes ...Continue Reading
Well... Maybe, maybe not. When it comes to the question of whether or not twin cows are sterile, there isn't a simple, clear cut answer. At least, not without some testing. Considering we've had several bouts (Batches? Sets?) of twins in our Brown Swiss cattle herd lately, I figured it was high-time to talk about TWINS. Even if you have no desire whatsoever to ever own a cow, you might find this info interesting, regardless. So ...Continue Reading
Somebody stop me, please... ... next time I attempt to pack so many things into May-September... Please? Anyone? Just smack me and say STOP. ;) Summertime + gardening + finishing up cookbook edits + getting the new blog design ready (pssst! Do ya like it?) + launching a YouTube channel = Jill might have bit off more than she can chew. Thank goodness that we're finally wrapping up most of these (well, except the garden, of ...Continue Reading
Nostalgia runs thick around here this time of year. Tomorrow marks the 10th anniversary of us purchasing our sad little Wyoming property and transforming it into the homestead life of our dreams. It's also 10th anniversary of two twenty-something city kids pushing back against the typical suburban existence we were supposed to fall into, and instead setting out on a wild adventure of renovation, homegrown food, and life ...Continue Reading
A week or two ago I told you all about my moral dilemma with shiplap backsplash... However, I was too long-winded to be able to include the rest of our mini farmhouse kitchen remodel drama, so here it is today. You know that joke about the people who get a new couch and they ends up redoing the entire living room to match it? Well, that's how we roll with EVERY SINGLE PROJECT we've ever done. This latest adventure started ...Continue Reading
