Category Archives: Homesteading

Water systems, outhouses, heating with wood – alternative lifestyles that move us toward more self-reliance and self-sufficiency.

Social Distancing The Homestead Way

Paging through Facebook has always been a go-to procrastination method on these days when I have a blog deadline looming. Lately, everything’s coronavirus, of course. Today, as I procrastinate, a lot of Facebook posts show friends social distancing. Since many … Continue reading

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Noses (Or Beaks) to the Grindstone

On a recent morning, we listened to Bird Note on our local radio station. The narrator drew an analogy for how hard birds actually work to survive with the phrase “. . . putting their beaks to the grindstone . … Continue reading

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