A fictional narrative from my real extended Mennonite family Christmas that influenced my homeschool Christmas traditions.
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homestead hacks: weeds and what to do
What do we do with weeds? Here are some homestead hacks and what to do with nine common plants that grow as weeds in many areas.
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Choosing a Homestead Life for our Homeschool Family
It’s a homestead life for us! Not all six of our homeschool family thought living an hour away from town, off-grid, in a 500 square foot cabin was a fabulous idea when I first came up with that idea nearly ten years ago. My husband reminded me that we’d have three teenage girls when we…
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From home to homestead…
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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spring homestead plans
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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