Yes, I know I posted a homestead update just a couple of weeks ago but it seems like so much has happened since then! Summer Storms I didn’t mention in that last update, that we were supposed to be camping that weekend. Earlier in the week the forecast was for mid-90s all weekend. And with […]
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Summer on the Homestead
I had originally planned to write this post at the end of June … somehow it’s now the MIDDLE of July. This summer is flying by too fast for my liking. Our first bit of news is that we have Chicks! Disclaimer: The links below may be affiliate links. If you purchase any products after […]
Steamy, stormy and strawberry-y
Disclaimer: The links below may be affiliate links. If you purchase any products after clicking on these links, at no additional cost to you, A Simple Homestead will receive a small commission for making you aware of these important resources. Early last week it felt like we were in a sauna. Temperatures hovered around 90°F […]
Preserving the harvest
A week ago Friday, I suddenly had a spurt of ambition (it doesn’t happen often) and stopped at a couple of places to pick up produce before heading home after work. (I meant to write sooner, but we’ve been down-in-the-dumps, daughter-picked-up-a-stinkin’-virus sick. All of us. Finally on the mend.) First stop was to pick up […]
Pumpkin Processing
Remember when I talked about Olivia the pumpkin? Shortly after Halloween, Olivia “disappeared”. We weren’t going to draw attention to her absence in case that would cause a disturbance. Then again, we didn’t exactly hide the fact that we were chopping up a pumpkin. She was so big, we could only cook half of the […]
Grape Juice
I had thought to show this in my Norskedalen post, but that was long enough already with all the pictures I took! I’m curious – when does something become a tradition? The first year you do something, or only after you repeat it? I’m guessing the latter, which means we added a fall tradition this […]
30 Days of Gratitude – Day 24
I read a group of articles that was really good about how to be a “homesteader” … no matter what your current circumstances are. Do you live in a semi-rural environment but don’t have a lot of land? Live in the suburbs? or do you live in an apartment with no land at all? I […]