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Backyard Homesteading - One Woman's Adventures In Wannabe Self-Reliance
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This blog is my attempt to document my adventures in backyard homesteading. So please enjoy my escapades in trying to become a bit more self-reliant, even if that only means not buying eggs from the store anymore and maybe being able to grow some herbs.
Recent Posts
I'm A Hack Sparky
I have an obsession with lighting.Overhead lights make me very upset with their annoying, unflattering, harsh shadows, especially in the morning when I'm not yet awake and trying to make coffee without tripping over the dogs who are impatiently waiti...
Happy Peas
The peas are getting fat like they're supposed to.I made the mistake of not re-reading the seed packet the other day and excitedly picked off a pea pod and force fed it to my husband because "O, it just tastes so sweet and fresh!", and then realized ...
I Am Able To Grow Something And Eat It, Too!
Amazing!It's not much, but considering that this is Trial Year Gardening for me, I'm pretty pleased with myself.O yea, and I almost broke the new/old truck on Saturday. Loaded 1.5 tons of landscaping rock in a 3/4 ton truck. Whoops. She's doing ok af...
We Don't Know What Her Name Is Yet
I'm not going to be one of those bloggers that doesn't write something for what seems like eons and then apologizes to his/her non-existent readers for not keeping them posted on the day-ins and day-outs whatever the fuck he/she babbles about. Those ...
I Have Reclaimed Our Computer Room
The computer room has been home to the chickens for the past seven weeks now, and I didn't even bother trying to clean it while they were in there because it would be covered in dust again within a day. Dust from their pine bedding and their food cru...
The Dog is Jealous
We had some leftovers from dinner at Scopazzi's last weekend consisting of a bacon-wrapped beef medallion, some mashed potatoes, and a few pieces of saucy broccoli, so we decided to give the girls a treat. Now, they are no longer satisfied with plain...

