Category: homesteading
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I love Snow
I do. Especially getting up in the morning to a clear morning. With the fuzzy moon just setting… And the sun just rising. Everything has paused. Every single ear in the barn tuned to the click of the back door, and the squeak of my boots as the dogs and I slog through the snow with the…
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Barn Beds
The kittens are dealing with the cold by lying about in my washing, playing in the fruit bowl, sneaking into the cupboards and their table manners are dreadful. Boo still loves them though. The barn was still yesterday. Still and quiet. Cold. The birds fluffed up and warm, peering about watching for any loose oats…
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Snow on Rain on Ice
The light did a funny thing yesterday afternoon. It was snowing on top of the rain that was on top of the ice. The temperature was going down so fast that everything was freezing where it fell. Freezing AS it fell. I went out without my gloves and found myself jogging to the house to retrieve them ten minutes…
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Rain on Ice
An interesting combination at the best of times. Especially when one launches forth in the early, dripping morning. Clown pants on, Gumboots, big, long, old Dryza Bone Riding Coat and gloves, swinging my bucket, maybe even humming, after all it was warm rain even that early in the morning. Ton raced ahead as he does and suddenly…
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How I make Soap
In response to your requests – here is my soap recipe and cold press method. I only know one method and would class myself as a beginner. But this soap works every time so far. I make soap using Lard from the pigs I raise myself in my own fields. I use the cold process to make…
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