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What a great week! 10/3/23
I have been working on wood for the past couple of weeks and I have to say I need the exorcize! I have been struggling with myself on...
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Oct 3, 20233 min read
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Excited for the Season! 9/19/23
Well, it's another rainy Tuesday morning in upstate New York. The last few days have been cloudy so I can hear the generator running in...
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Sep 19, 20233 min read
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Another Busy Week On The Homestead 9/12/23
Wow, this week has been a busy one for this lazy guy! The gray skies have made it interesting to be off-grid, as well as adding a water...
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Sep 12, 20233 min read
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Changes To The Blog and Chickens! 9/5/23
After much deliberation and thought on the problem, I am going to make some changes to the blog you are reading right now. Before I get...
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Sep 5, 20233 min read
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I Can't Keep This Quiet! 8/15/23
Today's Blog is a live stream of the utmost importance! I'll be back next week with More Homesteading Content!
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Aug 15, 20231 min read
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Yet Another Rained In Tuesday 8/8/23
"Here comes the rain again, Falling on my head like a memory, falling on my head like a new emotion." Boy, the Eurythmics understood the...
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Aug 8, 20233 min read
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Over My Head! 8/1/23
It is not very often when I feel like I am over my head. Problems arise on the homestead all the time. There seems to be a never-ending...
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Aug 1, 20234 min read
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Try That In A Small Town. 7/25/23
I try to write my weekly blog posts before Tuesday mornings, but lately, it hasn't worked out that way. As I look out the window right...
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Jul 25, 20236 min read
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A Busy Homestead is a Happy Homestead 7/18/23
It has been a busy couple of weeks on the homestead. It hasn't been the same old gardening and animal work either! If you will recall,...
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Jul 18, 20233 min read
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Short one Today! 7/11/23
Today's blog is going to be short and sweet. My sister-in-law's transmission went kaput and Trevor needs me to help him this morning. My...
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Jul 11, 20231 min read
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Happy Independence Day America 7/04/23
Two hundred and forty-seven years ago fifty-six men gathered together in prayer and purpose to defy a tyrannical and oppressive...
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Jul 4, 20233 min read
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H2 OOOOOHHHHH! 6/27/23
God has a sense of humor. I am proof. No ands ifs or buts. For the uninitiated, my water system was designed to keep me moving while...
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Jun 27, 20233 min read
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That Week Went Fast! 6/20/23
It feels like only yesterday I posted last Tuesday's blog post! Time seems to slip away faster and faster even though it is inherently...
thand141homestead
Jun 20, 20234 min read
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Sometimes You Lose? 6/13/23
When you work with chickens it isn't long before you realize they aren't the brightest crayons in the box. After all, they have a brain...
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Jun 13, 20233 min read
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Can't Win For Losing 6/6/23
This week has been a monster already and it's only Tuesday! There are a myriad of reasons why but I'll only list a few. It started off...
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Jun 6, 20234 min read
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Trying to Make a Green Thumb 5/30/23
Can I be candid with you for a moment? Not that I have been false with you before, but I am about to be really transparent with you. I...
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May 30, 20234 min read
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Homestead Life Isn't Always On The Homestead 5/23/23
Wow! What a month May has been on the homestead. To be honest it feels like I haven't been on the homestead much at all this month. May...
thand141homestead
May 23, 20233 min read
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International Speaking Sensation! 5/9/23
Any of my followers know that this past weekend I went to Ontario for the Eastern Ontario Homesteading Conference to speak on Do It...
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May 9, 20234 min read
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I'm Sorry! A Day Late and A Dollar Short 5/3/23
I had it all planned out. But it didn't work and I am truly sorry. It wasn't the first time I have missed a deadline, and I am sure it...
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May 3, 20233 min read
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Thoughts on Sharing the Homesteading Life 4/25/23
As I sit here at my workstation AKA the kitchen table, I have no idea what to title the blog that is due to be released this afternoon....
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Apr 25, 20232 min read
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