I am a baker, so why am I making dinner?!?! Because I don’t want to be “just” the baker in the family. To be honest though, meat has always intimidated me, as I don’t eat very much of it. But I have a family and it is about high time
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Meet Baby Girl
It’s time to get to know another of the characters that call this place home, Baby Girl. She is another one of our “home grown” critters, meaning she was born right here! You see, a couple springs ago, Betty, our female duck, got this crazy idea to go broody. The
7 Tips for a Tidy Nest Box
When it comes to backyard chickens and collecting eggs, no one wants to get an egg with dirt or worse, poo, on it. But how do you keep your eggs from getting soiled? It’s really simple and easier then you might think! It is all about keeping your nest box
Meet Buffy
This week’s Critter Spotlight falls on a hen with an amazing story, Buffy. If you hang out with us on Facebook, you have seen Buffy a lot over the last four years. In fact you would have seen her grow up! For the longest time, I honestly hated her. She
Time for Fall Vegetable Gardening!
I know, I know…. But it is still summer! But now is the time to get your fall vegetable garden growing before Mother Nature sends the first frost. Of course frost dates vary depending on where you live, but here in Michigan, with our shorter growing season, we are already
A Week of Homestead Photos August 28th – September 3rd
This week has been super busy with me trying to get all my ducks in a row before my surgery, which happened on Thursday, thus cutting my week of photos short. Don’t worry, I will make up for it next week, maybe, if the pain killers have worn off by
We interrupt this broadcast….
So, today is the day. I am having a hysterectomy. I tried to prepare this blog, my facebook page and everything behind the scenes, aka my family and home, for this event. I have posts scheduled, but I still don’t feel ready. So just a heads up my friends…. You
A Week of Homestead Photos August 21st – 27th
Hubby was on vacation this week. Since money is tight and we have critters to take care of, we didn’t go any where as usual. But we did have fun being adults when the country kids went to their grandparents for a few days! Adult? Oh yeah, we are wild
Pokemon Go Tips for Homestead Kids (or folks who just like to play)
Unless you live under a rock, you have at least heard of the phone app game gripping the nation called Pokemon Go. Heck, I live under a rock and not only have I heard of it, I got roped into playing it with the oldest country kid who is NUTS
Meet Blaze
This week’s spotlight is on a critter that was made right here, Blaze the bunny. What do I mean he was made right here? Well when the oldest country kid wasn’t that old, he let two of our bunnies (yup, one male and one female) out to play together. I’m
A Week of Homestead Photos August 14th – 20th
Time to take a deep breath and relax! The 4-H projects made it to the fair, my health is rebounding, the temperature is dropping, and we have nothing on the schedule! It feels so strange to not be going in fifty different directions, but I’ll take it. The ducklings are
Tasty Worms Review and Giveaway
From time to time I am asked by various businesses to review their products. I don’t always say yes, but when I was contacted by Tasty Worms about their new Tasty Grubs, I was not only willing to give them a try, but excited to do so. You see the
Bloggers are people too!
The internet has become a part of our daily lives. Whether you are doing a google search, looking for information or participating in social media for entertainment, the majority of us find our way to the internet on a daily bases. But do you ever stop to think about where