Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Good morning! It’s a gorgeous almost-Fall day here in upper East Tennessee. Our garden, pitiful as it was this year, is petering out. That’s ok with me this time. I did can a few green beans. Like ten jars. While it’s so strange, I think God has had mercy…
Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! What do you think about this time change? While I admit to at this Standard Time is my preferred time, I’ve had a terrible time adjusting this time. Waking up at 3:30 or 4 for some reason, and while tired at night, my body refuses to go to sleep….
Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! It’s official. The end of the garden has arrived. Yesterday we had a little break in the rain, so I harvested the last of our basil and finally made up some pesto! I found some good-looking red potatoes in my flower bed too, so that was a nice surprise….
What a glorious time of year we get to enjoy! I just love the autumn months, and finally, it is beginning to look and feel like autumn around here! Last evening, Greg made our first fire in the wood stove! 🔥 I will admit, that it’s hard to replicate the coziness of a wood stove…
Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! I have heard it said that it is good for our brains and mood to create things with our hands. Knitting, crocheting, woodworking, sewing, gardening, baking, and even legos—we gain great satisfaction when we have made something ourselves. Every day, we have opportunities to create things. Maybe it’s writing…
Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Do you have a will? Admittedly, we do not have an updated will, but attended a webinar last evening reminding us of the need for a plan for the future. Not just if we have a ton of money, but for all of the other details of life that…
HAPPY OCTOBER! I often believe that September is my favorite month of all, and then October comes, and I remember that it is possibly even lovelier! We can definitely feel the Fall in the air! I love that! The garden is almost finished—I’m heading out to pick a handful of green beans and the last…
Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Well…it’s Fall, and that’s my best time of the year! Yesterday I was able to get out to the garden in the afternoon and I noticed that something was making my potatoes just lie there on the surface of the ground. No all of them, but more than a…
