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Month: July 2017

Cleaning the Stovepipe again!

April 16, 2020July 22, 2017 by Stephen Garstin

In an effort to overcome procrastination and prove to myself that I could still accomplish important chores around the homestead, I awoke a few days ago with the conviction that I would clean out our stovepipe before anything else.  It was a calm, warm, sunny day – no excuses! As soon as Donna headed down … Read more

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The Yurts are in a Better Place…

April 16, 2020July 18, 2017 by Stephen Garstin

After sheltering us for 18 months, and then serving briefly as guest accommodations, workshop, storage space, and a dojo, the yurts have moved on to a new life – and an exciting one! Early (nine am?) Friday morning, two weeks past now, the local Forest school and a great group of volunteers showed up to … Read more

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Super Easy, Portable Raised Garden Beds

April 16, 2020July 13, 2017 by Stephen Garstin

One of the projects that we really wanted to do when we first took up the notion of homesteading was to produce a portion of our own food.  So far we’ve not really pursued this aspect of things, especially with so much to do to simply construct the homestead itself! I have no illusions that … Read more

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Dark Skies (our video game)

April 16, 2020July 5, 2017 by Stephen Garstin

I’m not sure if I’ve talked a whole lot about it in the past, but we have always been homeschooling/unschooling Kenny here on the homestead.  When we’re focused on lessons, we probably consider ourselves homeschoolers.  When we get distracted and let things ride, then I consider us unschoolers. As such, I do try to get … Read more

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