It’s been a busy first few weeks of the year. I’m not feeling sick anymore, which is excellent. I’ve been able to start doing my exercises again and I’m clawing back ground on tasks to be done around the homestead. It feels good to feel good. Aside from the heat and the tiredness aspects. We … More January is Flying by
Well, it is nice to be starting fresh with a new year and new aims and goals, even if a bunch of them didn’t get done last year. It’s tempting to copy and paste everything that didn’t get done onto this year’s list. And then add more things. And more things. But I know that … More 2021 Homestead Aims & Goals
2020 was the year of an unprecedented modern-day pandemic, but to me it was a year of dealing with things that I faced. It was a year of promise and hope rising in the face of uncertainty and failure. There were a number of things that didn’t go well. The risks, the unknowns, the financial … More 2020 Homestead Report
The last batch of chicks for the year (last year) hatched in November. I had already saved up eggs for hatching, and was particularly keen for some elusive Tiggywinkle babies. The day I found out for sure that I was pregnant was the day I had to decide whether to start these eggs in the … More A Few Crazy Chicken Months
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