Category: Journal

Amante – Growing up and Learning

Amante is a fun little guy – or should I say not quite so little anymore. He is still young so has some bad behaviors but he is integrating into our heard of grumpy old horses well. He spent the summer at both our barn and his previous barn (Julies). But since October he has

Sunflower Seeds

One of our best crops this year was the sunflowers. We had some behemoths! I think the largest one was a good solid 2 feet across and super heavy. We had two patches – one next to the greenhouse that we were hoping would provide some shade when it got hotter and another out by

Summer Kitchen & Food Storage (Part 1)

Our home isn’t small but it has a serious lack of pantry space for anyone who tries to stockpile food. We also don’t have gas to the house and have a glass top stove. Those two things have been challenging for food preservation to a certain degree. It can be done in small spaces and