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You Read it Right, I Got a New Goat!
In the homesteading world there is a thing called chicken and goat math. It has been said, once you start raising chickens and/or goats they tend to multiply in numbers, I would include rabbits in the homesteading math equations as well. When I started dreaming of owning goats, I was thinking two goats would be […]
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Spring Break on the Homestead
Spring is here! My yard is full of blooms, the trees are blooming, we are planning to get some baby chicks soon, and… it was snowing a couple of days ago. In Kentucky spring can be a wild weather season. It might be 70 degrees tomorrow, but today it feels like winter. We have several […]
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Stella, The Making of a Good Dog, I Am Never Alone, Joy While in Pain
Some words are easier to write than others. Honestly, I have been in what I would call a blogging slump. My first blogging slump.However, if I continue writing these blog posts, it probably won’t be my last. When I first decided to blog, I thought I would simply blog about sweet days on my homestead. […]
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Spring is Coming
Spring is coming on the homestead. Although, today it would be hard to tell because a lovely snow has covered our March ground. But there have been a few days of sunshine and warmer temperatures. Spring is my favorite season. The weeds have not had time to grow and hopeful little flowers are blooming throughout […]
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Stress, The Veterinarian, and Heaven
Recently I took an unplanned break from blogging. Life just got the best of me for a bit. If I am being honest, parenting three growing boys, homesteading, and even being a goat Mom can be overwhelming at times. Last week was stressful and discouraging. I felt failure in almost all the corners of my […]
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My Life in Dog Stories: How Stella became a Homesteader
As I continue to blog, I am discovering that most of my stories are connected to 2017. Once in conversation with my Father, he ironically told me that people who suffer from tragic losses usually define their lives as pre-tragedy and post-tragedy. At the time of our conversation I had personally experienced very few intimate […]
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Homestead Kitchen, Cooking on a Snowy Day, Trying New Things
On cold snowy days here on the homestead, I tend to cook a little more than normal. We are home from work and school and not planning to go anywhere. I rather enjoy days when my homesteader husband has the wood burning stove going and I am warming the kitchen by cooking. Here are some […]
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Rebirth of a Homestead, Thankfulness Even in Chaos, Enjoy the Breeze
2020, a year full of chaos and uncertainty. Our little family found ourselves at home, all of us, all the time. My college guy who had already flown the nest came home, and of course was disgruntled with his college zoom life (who wouldn’t be). My younger two boys were dealing with non-traditional school and […]
Hettie’s Homestead 