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Backyard Homesteading - One Woman's Adventures In Wannabe Self-Reliance

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.

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  • I'm A Hack Sparky

    Posted on Monday June 15th, 2009 at 13:18

    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

    Posted on Wednesday June 10th, 2009 at 19:00

    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!

    Posted on Monday June 1st, 2009 at 14:52

    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

    Posted on Friday May 29th, 2009 at 19:05

    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

    Posted on Monday May 4th, 2009 at 17:09

    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

    Posted on Friday May 1st, 2009 at 11:48

    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...

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