Offer Placed!
Well, we did it again: we’ve put another offer on another place. We’re so excited. So. Excited. Also a bit nervous, as the place will need a LOT of work. But you know what? I’m not happy unless i’m...
View ArticleNew Series: Wordless Weekend
So, after last Saturday’s post about houses, i thought it might be fun if i used the weekends, when i’m normally blog-silent, to post updates on our house and homestead search. As a re-cap: My hubs and...
View ArticleOur Offer Has Been ACCEPTED!
As a little update – can we all get a WOO HOO! The bank and seller FINALLY accepted our offer. This ominous looking homestead could be ours within the month if A. the well report comes back with “yes...
View ArticleFarm Update: IT’S HAPPENING!
After MUCH deliberation and fantasizing, calculators and graph paper, bank account reviews and long talks with parents and friends – we’ve decided to go for it! Unless something untoward happens in the...
View ArticleFarm Update: “Before”
As some of you may have heard/red: we signed our closing papers on Friday and should get the keys to our new farm today! Expect this blog to be a bit on the quiet side for the next few weeks as we...
View ArticleWelcome to Our New Farm!
And heeeere we go – the beginning of our great journey! It even came with snow! We’ll see how long i put up with that pool table in the middle of the room….. It’s a pretty swell place with a laundry...
View ArticleFarm Update: Clean and Sparkley…. Almost
The cat pee smell is subsiding thanks to Nature’s Miracle and elbow grease. Carpets are gone, flooring is cleaned and every SINGLE piece of wood trim has been lovingly caressed with delicious smelling...
View ArticleFarm Update – Christmas at the New Farm
A friend on Facebook told me “well, you’re a real farmer now: you’re working on Christmas!” I wouldn’t go that far, but we did get some projects worked on during the holiday and even cooked a side dish...
View ArticleHomestead Update: Taming the Mess!
You might not be able to tell, but things are getting pretty organized around here! So exciting to see my jars in their new home! Like i said, the order may only be perceivable to the untrained eye...
View ArticleHomestead Update: Fermented Pears, Shiny Gates and Other Sundries
What a delightful week! Sunshine! Warmer weather! A lull in Fiber Friends orders (ah, post holiday season- darn you) and homesteading chores calling to me from the barn. Oh, what a feeling to have sore...
View ArticleWhen Trees Come Crashing Down – On Purpose
We had a major event at the homestead this past weekend: two massive (90+ year old) fir trees came crashing down…. and we asked them to! At about 9 am on Saturday morning, we got a knock on the door...
View ArticleFound Objects – Trash or Hidden Treasures?
We have a lot of both kinds of found objects here on Gage Road – trash AND treasures. Here are some of my favorite treasures so far: My new milking chair: Chicken tractor base, or some other rolling...
View ArticleHomestead Update: New Windows!
Wow. Last week saw some major improvements around the homestead! Lots of money spent with super satisfying results, which is way more fun than lots of money spent shocking wells or cutting down trees –...
View ArticleA Cautionary Tail
Dear readers, i have a story for you! This is a story that may just be true and is certainly based on unfortunately discovered fact. I hope you enjoy it! This is a story about a farmer. Let’s call him...
View ArticleHomestead Update: A Chicken Run (Part 1)
Exciting developments on the farm (which really needs a name, soon!) We got our first chickens! This motley crew is being pieced together from assorted craigslist listings all because a friend (and...
View ArticleStorage Meets Style: Pegboard Pot Rack
I am so excited. I have just successfully completed my first Pinterest inspired home improvement! I pinned a lovely photo of someone’s pegboard pot rack months ago – isn’t it so awesome? Source:...
View ArticleOn Sheet Mulching and The Very First Plant
Dirty hands are good for the soul. No really, it’s true. I heard on Radiolab or some other source that the good bacteria and other life found in soil can work in tandem with your body to elevate mood...
View ArticleHomestead Update: Chicken Run Update and Home Progress Report
Chicken run is done! It seems to be sturdy and relatively attractive, enjoyed by the chickens and is serving its purpose until we build our tractors for pasturing. And as promised, here is the progress...
View ArticleHomestead Update: Sweeping, Chopping and Getting Manly
This week’s homestead update is a big “hoorah” for my husband! My Houstonian city-boy has spent the last 2+ years letting Oregon slowly sink into his bones one hike or mushroom foraging trip at a time....
View ArticleHomestead Update – Shiny New Floors!
We finally made significant change to the interior of our home! Our bedroom almost looks like a real grownup space: we finished laying the floor! I tapped and measured while my husband filled the...
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