Homestead Reference Library: Qualifying Statement

“When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.”—Desiderius Erasmus

Before diving into the details of our “homestead reference library,” it seems only fair to set some parameters. We don’t want to give the impression that we’ve exhaustively researched before choosing the best sources of homestead-related information. We have not, in most cases. Instead, we pick up the majority of our resources second hand; the useful ones become trusted resources through use, the others languish on the shelves, or eventually get traded for better materials.

This post, then, is our disclaimer, if you will, identifying the qualifiers that should be referred to before taking our advice on these resources. Please also see our Website’s standard disclaimer.

It’s important to remember how we came to live on the “homestead.” Continue reading →

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Mary Oliver’s Poem for My Father’s Ghost

If you’re reading Mary Oliver’s Twelve Moons as a lunar calendar with me this year, it’s time to read one of the poem’s not associated with a specific moon phase: Poem For My Father’s Ghost.

I like this poem a lot. It’s a brilliant eulogy, one I would hope for myself one day in the far distant future.

And that, for the time being, is all I’m willing to say about that.

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