On the Homestead

It’s not always glamorous or clean, but at least life on the farm is entertaining, beautiful, and oh-so-delicious. Follow along with recipes, dreams and confessions, and garden growing here.

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Vintage Terracotta Tile

It’s sort of hard to break up with someone you like. They’re cute. They’re charming. But they’re not quite everything you want. You know? They certainly aren’t vintage terracotta tile….

Potatoes & Cream

In the autumn, the cow is still grazing green pastures and all of the root vegetables have been pulled from the ground in anticipation of heavy frosts. Dishes like this…

Creating a beautiful greenhouse.

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Dried Flower Wreath

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Thriving in Winter.

Winter and I typically aren’t the best of friends. Thriving in winter? Not a chance. Perhaps it all started when we moved to the cottage three years ago. The day…

What is this place?

What is this place? And how the heck did I get here? Aren’t I still sixteen? Driving around in my Ford Bronco, trying to make sense of my Chemistry class,…

Great Books for Farm Kids

First up, let me just say this: this is not an exclusive list of great books for farm kids. I’m sure there are a thousand others. This is the list…

How We Homeschool: Starting the conversation.

We’re asked about ‘how we homeschool’ often. I’ve enlisted the help of my wonderful husband, Stuart, to help create a new series of blog posts based around the philosophy and…

Cottage Renovation. Again.

“This is the time of month when you get really…” Stu reluctantly stated. “What?“, I replied? “What do I get?“ “Ambitious, honey. I was going to say ambitious about the…

Becoming A Morning Person.

I like quiet time. That’s the reason I’m a morning person. Unlike children who writhe and weep over forced rest time away from others, I relish in it. In fact,…

Homeschool “Lessons” (or not)

Over the years we’ve been homeschooling, I’ve changed my philosophy to a more character and life oriented focus. My hope is that it will result in children that are sturdy….

Stone Fireplace Before & After

We redid our brick fireplace with local stone to create an old-world cottage fireplace… no demo required. I’m crazy about the old world feel it brings to the living room…

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Essential Summer Recipes eBook