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    We Do Things a Little Different Round Here
    • Mar 22
    • 2 min

    We Do Things a Little Different Round Here

    It's not really a wonder we run late to so many things because boy do these long days wear on you, but I really wouldn't trade those extra m
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    How Could You?
    • Mar 16
    • 2 min

    How Could You?

    We get asked two questions a lot: Q: "Do you raise cows for dairy? ...or beef (*stated in a fearful whisper*)?" A: Beef! Q: "How could...
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    Christmas for Cowboys
    • Dec 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    Christmas for Cowboys

    Christmas came early with the addition of cattle on the ranch, but we've been busy working on another festive project, too! With the barn...
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    Baby Ranch Hand Reveal
    • Oct 21, 2021
    • 1 min

    Baby Ranch Hand Reveal

    If you've been following along, you may be anticipating some updates on our little bundle of joy. In August we welcomed to the family,...
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    Reflections from a Hot Tub
    • Oct 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    Reflections from a Hot Tub

    We sank into the steamy hot tub under the stars last night - this is often where we do our best chatting and planning about the ranch...
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    Farewell to Yoga 2020
    • Sep 23, 2020
    • 3 min

    Farewell to Yoga 2020

    Tonight was the last yoga class on our ranch for the 2020 season. As I sit here and reflect on our evenings together, I have a heart so...
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    April Showers Bring May Flowers
    • May 5, 2020
    • 4 min

    April Showers Bring May Flowers

    One tree variety already blooming in our yard, are the many Magnolia trees that have been arriving over the course of the last couple weeks.
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    The End is Only the Beginning
    • Dec 31, 2019
    • 3 min

    The End is Only the Beginning

    2019 is coming to a close - a big year for our growing homestead: We brought home 4 goats and 2 donkeys, started horseback riding...
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    The New Frontier
    • Dec 12, 2019
    • 3 min

    The New Frontier

    we've also decided to unexpectedly move our Homestead operation!
    111 views
    A Family Tradition
    • Aug 29, 2019
    • 2 min

    A Family Tradition

    "The west was not won on tofu." Right, wrong, or indifferent, even though we're out here in the Northeast, we couldn't agree more with...
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    Garden Series: Preservation - Update 3
    • Aug 28, 2019
    • 3 min

    Garden Series: Preservation - Update 3

    Garden season is coming to a close (cue the sad violins)… One of the things I love most about summer, is the fewer groceries I buy from the
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    Horsing Around
    • Mar 27, 2019
    • 2 min

    Horsing Around

    There was no denying our "fan-girling" when the real life cowboy pulled up, leather fringe chaps, flat brimmed cowboy hat, spurs,
    19 views
    Barnes
    • Mar 12, 2019
    • 3 min

    Barnes

    Barnes. Not the back 40, hay filled, stall-mucking type. The Captain type. The fallen hero. The angel among us. Fire Department...
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    The Farmer in All of Us
    • Feb 28, 2019
    • 3 min

    The Farmer in All of Us

    From-scratch living will bring you joy, self-fulfillment, and a sense of primal completeness - it will hit you smack-dab in the middle of yo
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    So God Made a Farmer
    • Dec 16, 2018
    • 2 min

    So God Made a Farmer

    And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, "I need a caretaker"-- so God made a Farmer. God said, &quot
    21 views
    Bless This Mess
    • Nov 23, 2018
    • 3 min

    Bless This Mess

    In preparation for the big day, I can be a little intense... The Homestead Husband knows to stay faaar out of this Big Momma's way, when
    18 views
    Full Plates
    • Oct 17, 2018
    • 1 min

    Full Plates

    We revel in long-standing traditions from holiday cliches, to secret recipes, and tried and true tricks for doing something just right.
    38 views
    Thank a Farmer
    • Aug 21, 2018
    • 4 min

    Thank a Farmer

    It has been just about six months of not having to buy eggs from the grocery store.  While that isn't an incredible savings (yet), it is
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    Homesteading: For Those Who Would Rather Be Home, Instead...
    • Aug 13, 2018
    • 5 min

    Homesteading: For Those Who Would Rather Be Home, Instead...

    This way of life, is not for everyone.  There is nothing wrong with doing life differently, either.  If you feel like dabbling in a bit of t
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    The Struggle
    • Apr 21, 2018
    • 4 min

    The Struggle

    Photo: Kate Michaud Photography (Paris, ME) I have been inspired. However, that inspiration has been met with a fair amount of...
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