I don’t like to use the term ‘goals’ here… Although the definition of aspiration technically is a goal- I prefer to use aspirations. Why? Because homesteading is A LOT of work. Non-stop. Every day. Rain or shine. Hot or freezing. You see, us homesteaders are always working- no matter what. And that in itself is…
Best of Moving a Homestead – P.S. We’re Moving!
It happened. It finally happened… Something else besides Mountain Man has made my skirt fly up. To new dimensions. We found our forever home(stead). Say whaaaaat?!?! We have currently been renting our homestead for three years. Yep. Three years. We have been going back-and-forth between wanting to buy the place we rent to not wanting to…
How to Prepare for Goats – The Necessities
I know you are totally begging/stealing/kissing whatever… …to totally get goats, right? Oh, wait. Was that just me? My bad, my friends. But it’s the truth. I had been wanting goats for over two years and Mountain Man was dead set against it. He thought there were other things that we should be concentrating on….
What is Homesteading?
A word with 1,000 different definitions… Depending on who you ask. But, when it comes down to it there is only one formal definition. Wikipedia defines homesteading as: a lifestyle of self-sufficiency. It is characterized by subsistence agriculture, home preservation of foodstuffs, and it may or may not also involve the small scale production of…
It’s TWINS! Meet Our Nubian Goats
No one told me how awesome goats would be… But they are. Really. They are. Have you ever wanted a pet deer…that acts like a puppy? Well- that’s exactly what goats are. A deer/dog mix. Not kidding. They have the hair, tales, and hooves like deer. They are fast-as-lightning like deer, but they LOVE human attention,…
Fall Prep Around The {Nameless} Farm – And A Goat Story
So..maybe we’re a little early…. Since fall doesn’t technically start until September 22nd. But, we are already prepping for fall around here…on the nameless farm (don’t worry…we will get to that later). Let’s start with a little story… A Goat Story Once upon a time there was this (totally awesome) lady that REALLY {yes- that…
We’ve Got Stuff a’ Growin’…and it’s {mostly} more than weeds!
Hey y’all! I just wanted to post some pics of what we got growin‘ around here in these parts. First, let me start by sayin‘ ‘WE WILL BE DOING SOME MAJOR WEEDING THIS WEEKEND‘…as you can see we need to do. But hey…hubs (Beau) had to work 7 days in a row, so we haven’t gotten…
Why We Cut off Cable T.V….With an Ode to My Childhood
You see those pictures above? It wasn’t always like that. Even AFTER those pictures were taken. Why? In between then and now we had cable TV. I’ll admit it…sometimes the TV was my savior in the house when I needed to get things done. I would just put it on for the kids to watch….