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Work Wednesday—What Have We Been Up To?

A lot. That sums it up nicely, but makes for a very boring story . . . We’ve planted the April half of the garden: Two-year asparagus crowns and some seed, just in case; Potatoes; Spinach; Onions; A few tomato plants, and have some starters to put out next week; Carrots; Cabbage; Garlic; And kale. […]

Prep Monday—How Much is Too Much?

Is there such a thing as over-prepping? Yes, particularly when it comes to food. I finally got my supply closet a bit more organized and was a little surprised to discover 12 bottles of ketchup. Twelve. Now, when there were three of us or even five of us, I think we went through a bottle […]

Work Wednesday—What We Do All Day

Most days, we get up with the sun and drink coffee until our brains start to function. We take care of the dog and cat, of course, and I pick up all the miscellaneous stuff from the night before, put away dishes, make the bed, all the mundane things that most people do every day. […]

Prep Monday—Priorities

When you’re moving onto your new homestead/farm/bug-out location, it’s really easy to get lost in the moving drama itself. Things like unpacking, getting rid of even more “stuff,” arranging, filling cabinets, and, er, transferring data can all take precedence over survival activities. Somewhere, you have to draw the line. First, just like with any move, […]

Work Wednesday—Moving In and Doin’ the Chores

We officially moved to the farm this past Saturday! It seems very strange not to be figuring out what to do, and when, before we drive back to STL in a few days. The kid came over early Saturday to help load the truck, and by the time I left around noon, he and my […]

Prep Monday—Recent Thoughts and Stuff

So we made the big move out to the middle of nowhere. Okay, there’s a “town” of about 200 or so within a few miles, and another of 5000 about 15 miles away. But here in the middle of our 35 acres, it sure SEEMS like that! The moving went, well, like moving goes: long […]

Work Wednesday—A Different Kind of Work

So for the past year I’ve been regaling you with home improvement tales, farm improvement tales, and the horrors of yet another move. Okay, so this one has been fine, just long and drawn out. Not like the move from Texas to Missouri, say, that took two full days for a normally ten-hour trip . […]

Prep Monday—Weapons

Yeah, yeah, I know it’s Tuesday. Our move to the farm has taken an unexpected turn, so that’s my excuse. Tune in Wednesday for all the details . . . Weapons. Everyone should have one for defense. Before you freak out over this statement, consider how many things could be USED as a weapon: canned […]

Fan Friday—Be Kind or Whatever

I’m starting to get a little aggravated by the many, many social media posts/articles about being “kind” and “let’s make the world a better place” and stuff like that. Why in the world would that irritate anyone? Because I do these things. Because everyone I know does these things. Because we don’t need reminders to […]

Work Wednesday—The Big Move

Yes, I’m still around. Somewhere . . . And no, we haven’t stopped working! But our construction zone is now more of a moving zone, except in the STL house. THAT house is a little construction and a little chaotic and a lot empty. In fact, it’s been on the market for a couple weeks […]