Homesteader Life

Thought I’d better take time to let let everyone know that I’m still alive and somewhat kickin’. My fancy wireless free internet thingy has crashed and we’re still working on it. This is the first time I’ve had a chance to get near someones computer since my last post. Hope to be […]

Timeless
fierce
and constant
Bitter
biting
piercing cold
Howling
crying
and screaming
Ruthless
coldblooded
and cruel
Driving, heaping
and carving
our hilltop
world of white
Consistant companion
testing our nerve
with your bone-chilling
power and might
What doesn’t kill you
makes you stronger
with faith we continue the fight
Almighty God, give us strength
and preserve us
as we face this merciless wind
keep us all faithful and thawed out
so next year we can do it
again

The other night while Johnny, Noah and I were doing the evening milking my brother stopped by the barn. He wondered if I wanted a hare that was gutted and dressed. Well, only a fool would turn down game that was already dressed! I said I sure would eat it, and he […]

In all normal civilisations the trader existed and must exist. But in all normal civilisations the trader was the exception; certainly he was never the rule; and most certainly he was never the ruler. The predominance which he has gained in the modern world is the cause of all the disasters of the modern world. […]

Joel Salatin endorses Ron Paul for president.
HT Turtle MT Hillbilly

Every year folks ask me whether or not you can put wood ashes on your garden. I have been puting hardwood ashes on our gardens for a couple of years. I call it “poor man’s lime” becouse it very alkaline and works well to correct very acid soils like we have here. […]