Accidental Homesteader

August 2017

  • Exit, Pursued by a Dog

    So we had a stray dog around our property two days ago. We chased him off, but alas, poor Shakespeare.… Read More

  • Memory boxes

    Memory boxes

    OK, so this is kind of similar to the adventure box – which we’ve moved the adventures to their own… Read More

  • Frico Caldo

    Frico Caldo

    One of my favorite restaurants in the world is in Boulder, Colorado. Granted, I haven’t seen a whole lot of… Read More

  • Total Eclipse

    So we went to Kansas City to watch the eclipse. Of the three things with the highest ratio of prep… Read More

  • Our first egg!

    After five months of chicken husbandry, we finally have payoff! Our very first egg (that we know of) It was… Read More

  • Corn Chowder

    Corn Chowder

    I used to live in the big town near where I live now, and the place to get corn was… Read More

  • The kitchen. Part deux.

    So we have the dishwasher in, and the freezer. The stove is in, but not the vent, so I’ve used… Read More

  • Farm to Table Dinner

    Farm to Table Dinner

    One of the nice things that have started cropping up lately are farm to table dinners. Our local nature center… Read More

  • Book vs. Foot

    So I decided to invite the whole clan to the homestead for Labor Day. So began the great cleaning of… Read More

  • Mixer vs. Cooktop, The Saga Begins…

    Yesterday began the kitchen redo. We have a beautiful kitchen. Showroom quality. Which is because the prior owners went into… Read More