How and Why We Bought a Yacht
In a recent post I mentioned we bought a yacht. You may have visions of a luxury vessel roaming the open sea, but let’s be […]
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Garden Planning After Last Year’s Failure
If you’ve been gardening for any length of time, you know every season brings its own challenges. Lack of rain. Too much rain. Tomato hornworms.
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Back-to-Basics Small Batch Horseradish Sauce
“How about some horseradish?” There I was, standing outside my co-worker’s house with a bag of her homegrown butternut squash and bell peppers, already feeling
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The Winds of Change: Move, Camper Living, Demo, and Building Our Own Home
One year ago, Brett and I were at a crossroads in life. We felt a call for change, but weren’t sure exactly what it should
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Using Egg Shells as Free Calcium Supplement for Chickens
As a new chicken owner I was so afraid of doing the wrong thing. Medicated or non-medicated feed? To use food grade diatomaceous earth or
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Tactics for No-Fuss Chicken Keeping in Winter
We like to make our chickens as self-sufficient as possible. While still giving them the comfort of a safe place to live and access to
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Camping in Bagley, Wisconsin | 4 Days in the Driftless Region
After five months of anticipation, our Coachmen Clipper travel trailer finally made its camping debut! We bought the camper just before Christmas in 2019 and
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Preparing for Chicks Hatching From a Broody Hen
Our Easter Egger wants to be a mama. She first went broody in spring 2020, around the time she turned a year old. At first
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Planting & Protecting Apple Trees: Lessons Learned the Hard Way
What an interesting looking trunk, I nonchalantly thought while meandering by an apple tree one morning in early spring. The snow had finally melted and
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