Showing posts with label Ohio living. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ohio living. Show all posts
Sunday, May 28, 2017

Modern day slavery

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Slavery is dead right? Aberham Lincoln abolished slavery in 1863 with the emancipation proclamation right? Well sort of... it is now illegal...
Saturday, May 27, 2017

Heritage Rose Syrup

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 My great granny was one of my favorite people when I was a child. For reasons I can't explain I associate with her the color of light y...
Wednesday, May 17, 2017

We're Writing A Cookbook!!!

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I've been thinking about writing a book for a very long while now. We're talking years... ok over a decade here and closer to two. I...
Sunday, May 14, 2017

An unwitting homesteader

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If you would have told my five year old self that I would be a homesteader on the eve of my thirtieth year, I would have thought that you we...
Friday, May 12, 2017

Quilting by hand: a dying art

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 One of the many side gigs I do for occasional cash is hand quilting and quilt repair. I have found that finding a hand quilting peer is rar...
Monday, May 8, 2017

Prepping for the sale

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The sunset homestead is going to be for sale. When? Not sure, but soon. Scared? Of course! Happy? Elated! We have been homesteading on a ver...
Monday, May 1, 2017

Homemade egg noodles and rustic chicken soup

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 Little bear has gotten his first ear infection, and Tiger has come down with a spring cold at the same time. I hate when my little ones are...
Saturday, April 29, 2017

It's Morel Season!! 🍄

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The mountain man found morels yesterday!!! One of my favorite wild mushrooms. It's great sautéed in butter with some sliced onions spoon...

Our new bee houses! 🐝

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         The mountain man made a bee house for non-stinging bees for me! We discovered the idea while at the store one day and rather than...
Thursday, April 27, 2017

Our hens are aging 😞

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 I'm struck with the realization today that our girls are nearly to the end of their egg laying career. For the last several months thei...
Monday, April 24, 2017

The many uses of violets

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Yesterday I posted about how to make violet syrup, but I didn't go into detail on why or to what benefit. Firstly let me start by saying...
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Sunday, April 23, 2017

Violet syrup

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 This spring our yard is inundated with violets and dandelions. Being the foraging enthusiasts that the mountain man and I are, we've de...
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Friday, April 21, 2017

Introducing the Sunset Homesteaders

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Hello! I'm glad to meet you! My name is Jasmine. I am a 30 year old wife and mother of three wonderful children. I work full time in a...