Helping You Turn Your Homeschool Challenges into Your Homeschool Charms
More time = more projects: so what are we doing on the ole homestead in 2020? But I was outside at this time last year anyway. Without daily trips to town now, I simply have more time to do those projects. Every morning I take a cup of coffee to the henhouse to release the…
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Flowers in season, my favourite, baptisia. Also the deer’s favourite. But I haven’t seen them since Violet. I’m told they might be nesting, they’re not afraid puppies, even really big puppies. The chicks are chomping at the beak to get out of the brooder. I sit on a stump by the brooder with the computer…
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What is it like to homeschool and homestead? This is life around here. I share about life in the homestead kitchen, the garden, the fruit orchard, the chicken coop, and the land. Did I tell you I’ve been a practicing bread maker? This has been a fairly new endeavor. I’ve tried it before, but not…
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I wanted to title this post, ‘we’re having a baby’, but that would be disingenuous. We’re having thirteen babies! How to make a home a homestead? Add some critters. And we are doing that in a bakers dozen this week. An unexpected surprise added to our world, a dog baby. To decide on a dog…
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I’ve been working outside for a week now. The snow flurried last weekend. A stubborn clump of snow still sits at the end of my driveway. But if I can go outside, I go outside. I have stuff to do. Garden plans & sketches For those hibernation months when outdoor gardening was impossible, I planned.…
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Spring is sprunging, officially. Though there is still a crusty two feet of snow on the ground. But there is mud. A lot of mud. And occasional blue skies, and a few twittering melodies by the birdfeeder — and that is all I need to hear. The homestead is happy we’re spending time with her.…
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