The sun’s out and the sandhill cranes are flying
I was standing by the cow corral gate, waiting for Will to come with the tractor and another big round bale of hay when I heard this croaking sound up in the sky. My...
Our new apprentice, Krystal, arrived
We've got a summer apprentice homesteader, Krystal, who arrived yesterday from Georgia. She's anxious to learn what we can teach her for her own future homestead. I'm sure we'll have a lot of fun...
We’re making use of today’s warmer weather
While Will's watering the cows and cutting more lumber on the sawmill for David and Ashley's cabin, I'm busy putting screens and plastic tubes around the last of our fruit trees. Without protection, the...
Winter isn’t over yet
Yesterday, we got a foot of new snow, but at least it wasn't cold. And by the end of the week, the temperatures will be up in the thirties! But we still had a...
We’re getting ready to put up the shakes
After a couple of days of sawing cedar blocks and splitting them into gorgeous shakes with his homemade froe, Will and I are getting ready to put up shakes on the overhang roof in...