Spring Starts in February




There is a young man who lives in our home now. He sits across from me at the dinner table, shoveling more food than seems humanly possible into that growing body of his and I often mistake him for a grown man out of the corner of my eye. Though he is nearly as tall…
We finished up the cabin a while back with insulation, walls, and then a simple coat of white paint. Stewart also finished the tile that acts as a mud floor as you walk in as well as some protection beneath the wood stove. Interior walls may also go up at some point. This 400 square…
It seems as though it has been ages since I showed you around the homestead. So today I thought I’d share a peek at the latest updates. Cold nights have necessitated some hoophouses. These were built of PVC and plastic sheeting – a short term solution we are hoping. The middle bed is the garlic…
Late last week I walked away from the garden with dirt under my fingernails for the first time in months. It was just a couple of new microgreens beds we planted in cilantro, kale, and lettuce but somehow it felt significant. As did finally starting those broccoli seeds this week. And then we started on…
It’s eight o’clock at night and bright as can be. The baby is asleep, it’s still over 90 degrees, and when my littlest man asks if I want to go on a garden walk, I say yes. I could be washing dishes. There’s always laundry to tend to. But I grab a couple of little…
A few months ago I remember walking through the yard and finding Stewart standing, staring at the old cabin and camper. I stood next to him and stared for awhile, hoping I’d figure out what exactly we were looking at. I didn’t, and eventually asked and got an answer that didn’t surprise me much. You…
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Love that you have returned to this space!