Some big outdoor projects have begun around here. The double-pronged plan is a new chicken coop and a new firewood storage area. That sounds simple, but, as usual, it is a multi-faceted ball of interconnected nuttiness. I outsourced some child minding recently, in order to make some headway on these things. The Big Sister-in-law also … More Swingin’ The Sledgehammer
It’s a new year and so it’s time for new plans. Hastily-made New Year’s resolutions don’t mean much to me so I’ve taken a bit more time to think about some ambitious but achievable, productive yet not oppressively specific, tempting-to-go-on-forever but I-gotta-stop-somewhere, goals for Twiglet Homestead for the 2018 year. There is a lot of … More 2018 Homestead Aims and Goals
It was a bit of a rough end to the year, with most of my immediate family getting a tummy bug for Christmas or the New Year and The Grandpa passing away a few days after Christmas as well. Hence, things have been a bit quiet on the homestead front. However, we move on, whilst … More 2017 Homestead Report
I’m not sure what happened to Spring. Did it even come? We basically went from rain overload to stinkin’ hot and dry. Oh, Spring, Spring, wherefore art though, Spring? December is usually fairly mild here and Christmas is traditionally cloudy and sometimes rainy, which is quite acceptable to me. But this Summer arrived with a … More Being Productive in The Sweltering Heat
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