Accidental Homesteader

this old house

  • It’s Been a Morning

    Is it raining in your bedroom? – Stone Temple Pilots Sadly, yes. It’s been raining a whole lot the last… Read More

  • Shakespeare Letterpress Cards

    So in undergrad, I was an English major (political science, too). My area of expertise was Shakespeare. My junior year,… Read More

  • This Old House

    So, yesterday, I’m innocently working downstairs, and it sounds like water is running upstairs or in the kitchen. I limp… Read More

  • Of Mice and Me

    Growing up in the city, I didn’t have to deal with rodents. Now that I live in the country, they… Read More

  • Getting Dirty

    Today was spent primarily in the garden. Prepping isn’t sexy, but it helps in the long run. But fist, coffee.… Read More

  • If You Give A Mouse A Cookie…

    So we bought some new battery packs for our hand tools. Our old ones were sad and only lasted an… Read More

  • Dream Realized

    Ever since I was a wee child, I’ve wanted a card catalog of my very own. How long you ask?… Read More

  • Ode to Carhartt

    It’s ridiculously cold out there, but by gum, the only cold places on my body were my face and my… Read More

  • Winter Update

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

  • Barn Cats

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