I wish I knew how many thousands of dollars ticks have cost me. And the worst part is, they weren’t even MY ticks. I used…
As far as I can tell, the blame lies squarely with Prince William of England and his then-fiancée, Kate the future Duchess of Cambridge. I…
Remember that old commercial, “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature?” Well, as a young child of about 12, I found out first-hand why you…
Reader discretion is advised: this Homestead Year in Review contains graphic images of poorly stacked firewood. One lifetime is simply not enough to fit in…
I recently read one of the more popular books regarding the Laws of Attraction and bringing what you want into your life with positive thought. …
I would assume that most people reading this are either homesteaders or folks with homesteading in their heart. I believe we have chosen a very…
I reflected it was an odd way to spend a morning. Crammed in a bulldozer cab, my bottom perched on a side molding of the…
The trouble with keeping cows (aside from the regular, mischievous behavior of Bos taurus such as crashing through fences, or getting into, and making a…
When we first bought the land that would one day become Ivy Hill Farm it was a desolate February day, complete with gray skies and…
I’ve been pretty busy lately doing whatever it is that I do. Besides all that, I’ve personally spent the week preparing for the Olympics. Not…
This morning, I was thinking about when I was a kid, about the farm across the river from ours, and about the folks who lived…
Lately, I’ve been watching some of the goings-on as a handful of people have been setting themselves up to live in the country, many for…