Not too long ago, in one of the local groups I’m in on Facebook, someone shared about a homestead that was being given away in a contest. Here in Oklahoma. Yeah, don’t worry, I know what you’re thinking. “That can’t be legit.” Well, I started poking around. The place in question is the Ruthardt Tiny…
You know the old saying, “April showers bring May flowers?” Well, we’ve had April showers AND May showers, and all they bring is mud, mud, and more mud. Especially nasty chicken-poo mud. The chicken enclosure has flooded so many times in the past few weeks. It’s disgusting.
This post originally appeared at blackanddarknight.wordpress.com on June 17, 2012. I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it…
April is over, somehow. I did not meet my Camp NaNo goal, ending the month with only 25 of the 75 hours I was aiming for. But that’s still 25 more hours than I had on April 1st, and so I’m pleased with that, even if a bit disappointed that I couldn’t just get my…
I’m still alive! I think… It’s been a year. It’s been a DECEMBER. And in some ways I’m floundering, both creatively and non-creatively, but I’m taking steps to rebuild my foundation. Please forgive me if I’m a bit absent on the blog for a while. In the meantime, here’s our end-of-year round up from the…
Before I get into the craziness that has been October (it’s literally impossible for it to get much crazier at this point), I have a few things to mention: First – I’m running a fundraiser for a friend who has had some really hard times the past year. You can read her story, and donate…
I’ve been following The Survival Mom for a little while now, as well as a few other ‘prepping’ bloggers. If you don’t know what prepping is, it’s basically being prepared. You know, like the Boy Scouts, except for major disasters. Please don’t think I’m crazy. Because I’m not. See, the time it would have been great…
FIRST! Big news will be coming soon – are you signed up for my newsletter? You need to be! Especially if you’re curious about what’s been happening with the A-Zs of Worldbuilding! Um. So. Summer happened. I’m not quite sure how the last month passed as quickly as it did. Floofers (baby chicks) are doing…
So we’ve had a project ‘brewing’ for a few weeks. At the beginning of June, I noticed that Henrietta (our hen that internally lays) was broody. It was a bit of a surprise, because she’s four years old, and she’s a red sex-link (a hybrid breed) and they rarely go broody. Looking back, I realized…
Earlier this spring, someone in my local urban farming group on Facebook shared about a free online permaculture course that was going to take place over four weeks in May. Like a… typical student enrolled in an online course, I waited until week two-ish to even start on anything, and did not finish the course because…
