A Homesteading Journey

It's infuriating to be a homeschool mom some days, especially days like today. There are always going to be naysayers that say you cannot...

A few years ago I figured out that I was allergic to a protein in milk. This realization opened my eyes to all of the ingredients on...

Let's be honest I don't care how you spell it. And you wouldn't either if you came face to face with a hissing opossum trapped in a...

I overheard a couple of ladies talking last week, while waiting for the mechanic to finish with my car, about sugar and whether or not...

I lost another chicken today... I'm a creature of habit. I get into a routine and then it just is. I get up every morning and take the...

I've changed the way we live and do things because of God, and the way things have changed since 2020. Not entirely because of what's...

It's been a while since I've posted, and that is mostly due to the crazy schedule that I've had lately. With it being summertime, that...

I have been struggling with the fact that I have 2 too many roosters for months now. I knew the day would come when I would have to get...

Since realizing that I had a ginormous pumpkin plant growing in my backyard, I started looking up ways to use the pumpkins. One of those...

Recently I wrote about a volunteer pumpkin plant that has given me pumpkins already. Which in and of itself is a little weird considering...

I've heard about volunteer plants but never had any of my own. Unless you count all of the trees and plants I've found on my property....

Things around the homestead have been pretty boring over the last couple of weeks. After the 2 chicken deaths I've been more vigilant...

This weekend should have been a time to celebrate, as we always do, for the Fourth of July. However, what started as a wonderful weekend...

As some of you know, quite a few years ago I started to develop an allergy to milk and all things dairy. Prior to that, when I was a...

When I first got chicks a year ago, I decided to raise them up in a livestock water tank, and it worked like a charm. I spread pine...

Looking back I never imagined I'd be living this life. Just a few years ago I was living just outside of Jacksonville, NC with the hopes...

Let's talk about chickens, again. I have bought chicks two years in a row now and have loved raising up the babies. My first year I...

I always knew that death was something I would have to deal with while homesteading. I guess I just always hoped I wouldn't have to deal...

I've always loved fresh jam, but never knew exactly how it was made. I vaguely remember making freezer jam with my dad when I was...

When you get up in the morning, what is the first thing you do? You probably get dressed, make some coffee, read the news, scroll social...