The Zeiger Family Homestead Blog in Print

I mentioned recently that an expanded version of my blog post, Coffee with a Whale has been included in a brand new publication, New Homesteading. I received a copy the other day.

I’m mighty pleased to have my work included in their premiere issue. I regret that I once again referred to the Coast Range across Lynn Canal as “the Cascade Range” (an unfortunate side effect of having Washingtonian in-laws) but other than that I found little to criticize myself for. That’s rather unusual! Continue reading →

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“Wermine” Visits the Homestead

A few days ago we had a surprise visitor to the homestead: a short tailed weasel. We often see weasels around the homestead, sometimes up close, but it’s been a long time since we’ve seen any. Aly sighted this one as she sat on the veranda, reading. I saw it later running along the cliff over by the rope swing. It is about halfway between it winter ermine coat, and its summer weasel coat. It is, in essence, a “wermine.”

ermine in transitional coat

Welcome to the homestead! (Photo: Aly Zeiger).

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