Steve and I went out for the day yesterday to celebrate our wedding anniversary and came home with the experience of a bald eagle hunting ducks. What an interesting experience. I love Northeast Harbor so much I could live there. It’s nice to visit now and then. Our timing was…
Thelma’s gone, and Louise is looking for her. Thelma and Louise, two nearly 15 year old Indian Runner ducks that were the start of my runner flock. This is Thelma, taken two springs ago. I’ve been expecting her death, watching for it, looking out the window to check on her…
This is part of this month’s Self Reliance Challenge. You can find more information and a list of the homesteaders who are participating in an earlier post. Or, click on the graphic to the right. Inventorying the freezer is usually later on the winter to do list. I had an…
Self Reliance Challenge – Thoughts I lost track of time this week and didn’t wrap up the Self Reliance Challenge. I was busy being self reliant, the number one reason I don’t write here more often these days. With so many projects going at once it’s hard to think through…
heard the familiar noise as soon as I stepped out of the truck. “Jeeeeb. Jeeeb. Jeeep.” I wasn’t thinking about anything other than getting the mail and letting the dogs out when I heard the sound. It kind of caught me by surprise. “Jeeeb jeeeeb.” I know I know that…
I was skeptical. It gets really cold here! This has been around for a very long time. I don’t know why I didn’t try it earlier! The closer the temperature is to 32°F the longer the water stays open of course, but this makes a big difference as low as…
Homesteading Progress Change. Even when I want to make changes and accomplish enough to see it as progress, it’s hard. There’s a lot of change going on over here. Homesteading progress used to be adding a new milk goat to the herd, starting a rafter of turkeys that would replace…