August found us in the middle of a heatwave with fussy generators. Not a good mix. Much of the time was spent trying to coax them into existence but thankfully we have moved past their grumpiness. The tomatoes went nutso and while I don’t want to fly in the face of natures bounty… Holy Moly are we tired of ‘maters!…
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Is there anything better than a shower at the end of a long, hard work day? Well, maybe someone else making you dinner but hey, we can’t have it all. Let’s just work with what we’ve got and lately… that’s not a lot. Oh how little you know Wikipedia… A shower is a place in which a person bathes under…
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Water. This precious resource can truly be taken for granted. Sure, you can walk over to your closest faucet and turn it on. Look at it flow! It’s just always there for you like a bill in the mailbox. Until it isn’t. My whole life, I’ve never given much thought to NOT having water. Even as our homestead plans went…
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As a homesteader I look for multi use items. I don’t have time for fluff. I need substance. No single use items need apply. Take this amazingly silly S’more maker. No, I’m not down on S’mores, that would be un-American and what female in her right mind says no to chocolate in any form but I just don’t have room…
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Do you have Horse Nettle? Then you know NOT to horse around with this nasty plant. Why? Saddle up and read on… Also known as Carolina horse nettle; native to North America; toxic to livestock and humans; hosts a number of diseases and insects that attack related plants, such as tomato and potato It’s has a pretty flower, that’s what…
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