Stories

No (Grocery) Shop February

Order, Stories

I have been so excited to do this. Seriously.

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My Husband, The Maker

Something Interesting, Stories

I write. He makes.

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Around the Ol’ Homestead in January

Stories, Vision

Some photos. It’s been snowing. It’s been blowing. It’s been cold.

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A few years back I dropped the ritual of setting up New Year’s Resolutions (and ultimately, abandoning most of them). Last year I decided to embrace the concept of “word for the year” instead. In 2020, it was Vision – which was perfect, because my big gift for Christmas 2019 was a Canon PowerShot SX530 HS camera. In 2021, my word for the year is: Order.

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Really, Gert? Molting now? (Plus a short video!)

Chickens, Stories

Never count your chickens before they are… Oh, wait. That saying speaks to something else. And yet, it’s a bit appropriate here. At the end of December, I was thinking to myself how fortunate we’ve been that our chickens have not had any trouble in the past year. Everyone is healthy and well.