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Monthly Archives: January 2015
Catholic Homesteading
This article was posted to The Catholic Gentleman, I enjoyed it so much I thought I should share it. It is a long read, but well worth the time. http://www.catholicgentleman.net/2015/01/praise-catholic-homesteading/
Posted in Beekeeping, building, Chickens, Daily Readings, DIY, Family, Farming, homeschool, homesteading, kids, Opinion, orchard, Outdoors, Preparation, quail, Rabbits, Recipes, Religion, sheep
Tagged catholic, family, farm, farming, garden, home, homestead, homesteading, outside, religion
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Missing Eggs
This fall and into winter we were getting very few eggs. I know that when the light gets short hens lay less, but it was vexing to me. Today when I was getting some hay for the sheep I found … Continue reading
Homeschooling Breakthrough!
The better part of this year has been a challenge homeschooling. Our oldest is pretty easy as he is a self motivator and wants to get through his work so that he can get on to what he wants to … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Family, homeschool, homesteading, kids
Tagged attitude, children, DIY, family, homeschool, homeschooling, homestead, homesteading, kids, school, teaching
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Cheese with Your Wine?
No seriously, would you like some cheese. I love cheese, and I love learning. So why not learn to make cheese? I plan to in about a month and a half. If you have any interest in joining me and … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Family, Farming, homesteading, kids, Preparation
Tagged cheese, class, DIY, milk
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I Need a Support Group
I’d like to start this meeting by saying; Hi, my name is Homestead Dad, and I have a problem. It has been only six hours since I last purchased seeds. Here is my latest score. Some interesting ones in there … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, DIY, Family, Farming, homesteading, kids, orchard, Outdoors, Preparation
Tagged flowers, garden, seeds
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The Beauty of the Cold
I will admit some of this extreme cold has bothered me. But honestly, I wouldn’t have it any other way. Without the cold, how can you appreciate the heat, and vice versa. The other night I was reminded how beautiful … Continue reading
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Frigid Cold and Outdoor Animals
Today was a fairly productive day. Despite the weather and single digit temps/wind chill I was able to get a lot of outdoor chores done while the baby was sleeping. The only outdoor animals I have had before this year … Continue reading
Another Little Project, Huge Return
Just like adding the door handle to the barn doors had made life much easier, the project from this post has immediately done the same thing. If you remember from this post, I had put an Ikea bench at the … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Family, homesteading
Tagged DIY, family, hanging, home, home improvement, homestead, hook, house, work
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