I have noticed….

Seems like forever since I have had a chance to spend any time at this blog or reading any of my favorites now that I think about it.
This past week also brought the need to clean out the big freezer and take a good inventory of what was in there and move some of the [...]

A little of this & a little of that

That’s how my days have been going. The helpful lists I always make myself have been rewritten over and over and it’s the small projects that are being done while the large one return to the next list.
Yesterday I managed to finish up and print off several labels for the soaps and bath products I [...]

A fall Surprise

I’m still quite busy filling out applications. Although there aren’t lots of jobs to apply for these days…
I was walking around the garden yesterday pulling weeds and noticing how many of the flowers are looking ready to sleep for the winter and ran into this….
 
 
 
A Glad….What a Glad I ask myself, I didn’t plant any [...]

Keeping Chickens on the Homestead

 Homestead Breeds
 
Many breeds are considered homestead breeds, meaning they are dual purpose birds-good for both meat and eggs. An important consideration on the homestead is a bird that is strong, hardy, requires minimal care, and will raise their own chicks. The birds to fit this bill are many of the heritage breeds. Meaning they are [...]