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! Happy day and happy Independence Day coming up! 🇺🇸 Homestead Blog Hop will take place every Wednesday and is for all things homesteading: real food recipes, farm animals, crafts, DIY, how-to’s, gardening, anything from-scratch, natural home/health, self-sufficiency, self-reliance, natural remedies, essential oils, & more! Basically, anything related to homesteading….
Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! This week is a “staying cool” focus. Although we have temps in the 90’s this week, we also have friends with family in town from central Africa, and that kind of puts our heat wave into better perspective. To us, it still feels pretty hot! Let’s just enjoy some…
Rainy (like us), sunny, cloudy or clear, You’re halfway through the week…you can make it! Here’s a couple of flowers from our gardens to cheer you, and a greeting from Buddy! I hope you have a great day and are ready to dive into this week’s blog hop. What are you excited about making or…
Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! I forgot Not just a little, but totally. It’s almost 3 pm and while the Blog Hop starts at 6 am, here I am just thinking about it. My mind has been occupied in my gardens. We’re not talking fancy gardens, but our family vegetable gardens. Plural, because we…
Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Have you been to the lovely little town of Helen, Georgia? My mom and I took a quick trip down to that area and returned yesterday. We enjoyed the sweet little alpine town and its charms. We even grabbed a chance to try apple strudel, which was delicious! We…
Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! “God makes vegetables grow in my garden, I’m so glad” There’s a little children’s song that I probably can’t remember properly, but the message is running through my mind. I’ve spent some good time out of doors over the last week or two just digging and planting. Now, we…
Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Good morning! More storms blazed throughout our area last evening, leaving downed trees and power lines again, but I have not heard of any serious problems locally. We had a couple of trees fall in our forest, but not near the house. It’s great for job assurance for the…
