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If I had an unlimited supply of stamps... I'd send each and every one of you a personalized card from me... But I'm afraid licking all those envelopes would be a super-human task, considering there are over 37,000 of you who subscribe via email, and hundreds of thousands of others who visit each month. So hopefully a virtual card will suffice. Just pretend it arrived in your mailbox and a bunch of glittery-confetti stuff spilled out on … [Read more...] about Merry Christmas!

Say goodbye to the fruitcakes and ugly sweaters... The 2014 Homestead Gift Guide is here and ready to roll! You know,personally, I think us homestead-types are pretty darn easy to buy for. I mean, we're pretty much interested in everything, and easily amused too, for the most part. (Canning jars? YAY! A new egg basket? YAY! Knitting needles? YAY! New muckboots? YAY!) BUT if you need a jumpstart to your gift-buying efforts, I know you're … [Read more...] about The 2014 Homesteader’s Gift Guide!

“Cultivating the Homestead Community” I never thought this day would come, but here it is. I've been debating it for a while, and have felt torn for sometime, but the time has come. Today will be the last day I co-host the Homestead Barn Hop. This Hop has been my baby for almost four years. I started it way back at the beginning of my blogging journey, and it has grown with me. I've enjoyed seeing the hundreds of submissions each week as … [Read more...] about Homestead Barn Hop #186 – End of an Era

“Cultivating the Homestead Community” I no longer have to wonder what it'd be like to homestead at the North Pole, because I got to experience it last week... We had subzero temperatures for most of the week and I spent a large portion of my time chopping ice and stoking the fire. Cold snaps like this aren't uncommon in Wyoming, but it seems a wee bit early. I'm trying not to be jealous as I watch my other blogging friends still harvesting … [Read more...] about Homestead Barn Hop #185