sustainability

April 2, 2019

The New Girl(s)

We went to the chicken auction on Friday. After a week of lovely warm spring weather, it was cold, crappy,… Read More
April 1, 2019

Out damnèd spot

We did it. We knew we had to do it and we did it. Our Banty rooster was getting beaten… Read More
March 9, 2019

Remember the Ristra

So if you have been around, you may have read how to make a ristra in ten steps (November 2017).… Read More
February 18, 2019

Spice Drawer Redo

My spice drawer got out of control. Slowly at first, but it picked up speed, and suddenly chaos. Read More
January 14, 2019

What’s Next?

So yesterday was what did we do last year. Today is what are we doing this year? Read More
January 13, 2019

Winter Update

So we’ve had lots of changes on the homestead since we moved in. What did we do last year? Read More
January 7, 2019

Barn Cats

So we have a dimly lit Quonset hut (as near as I can tell from years of Car Talk, all… Read More
January 5, 2019

Ok, I lied

The three unnamed chickens appear to be Brown Leghorns. And, yay, all hens. Because Brown Leghorns are fancy-pants. Read More
January 3, 2019

Chicken Roll Call

I suppose I should update on our chickens. We had a lot of predation last year, so we are down… Read More
October 8, 2018

Lunches

So I work from home. I am a writer who only travels to the mothership four times per year. I… Read More