On the Homestead: Dreams

Dreaming has always been one of my love languages. There was a season when babies… farming… flowers… all of that was a dream. Here’s what’s next.

Categories:

This is all I have to show for it | The Elliott Homestead (.com)

All I had to show for it.

After the last dishes in the sink are scrubbed and tucked away for the night, at least at this time of year, I immediately scurry outside to the gardens. In…

I hope I can make people feel like that.

Fifteen years ago, I tucked my fresh, unstamped passport into my purse, closed the small travel locks on my brand new Kelty pack, made sure my iPod was loaded with…

Come tour my cottage gardens! | The Elliott Homestead (.com)

Come tour my spring cottage gardens!

It’s late spring here on the farm – and the cottage gardens are looking so wonderfully beautiful. Come tour my spring cottage gardens and enjoy the bird song, crunchy gravel,…

Workshops at The Elliott Homestead (.com)

New WORKSHOPS from The Elliott Homestead.

Perhaps this makes me sound a bit older than my 36 years, but the world is moving a bit too fast for me. While watering my herb garden last week,…

Finding Your Food.

We spent the last few days on the Washington coast, just a few short hours from our home. In the high desert climate where we farm, irrigation is required to…

Man the post.

We made it. Barely. Truth be told I slid into March 1st with bloodied fingernails, a bruised ego, and a garbage can full of emotions that need to go to…

Stop taking yourself so seriously | The Elliott Homestead (.com)

Stop taking yourself so seriously. Self.

Something happened. I can’t put my finger on when. I think it was maybe five or so years ago… when social media really began barrel down the hill and swept…

Small farm goals, dreams, mistakes, and layout | The Elliott Homestead (.com)

2022: Small farm dreams, goals, mistakes, layout, and more.

Like most of you, I look at New Years as an opportunity to reflect on what this last year has taught us here on our small farm and feel reenergized…

Cottage at Christmas | The Elliott Homestead (.com)

A memory of our home that lifts my heart more than any others.

I grew up, like many latch-key-kids of the 80’s and 90’s, with a working Mom. Monday through Thursday were working days for my Mom and for us as kids, that…

The seasons are changing.

The seasons are changing – and so are the porch decorations! Let’s be honest with ourselves here. Most of the time, guests do have to step over a pile of…

Do-over.

Oh, the do-over. The “I should’ve done that differently.”. The “Whoops, that wasn’t quite right.”. The “Dang, that’s not the way I should’ve handled that.”. The “What was I thinking!”….

Come transform the cottage kitchen for Autumn! The Elliott Homestead (.com)

Decorating the kitchen for autumn.

Decorating the kitchen for autumn doesn’t take much. You’ll see this in the video, but this season, I’m relying on some Virginia Creeper (or Creeping Virginia) vine that I pulled…

On the Homestead: Dreams

Categories:

Bake Better Bread at Home eBook