by Cheri | Jul 24, 2021 | Homestead Life
Last year was a doozy wasn’t it? But what did you learn from it? When things go wrong, always try to prepare yourself against having to go through that again. What can you do differently to make things better next time? Many years ago, after my first baby, I...
by Cheri | Jul 11, 2021 | Barnyard, Homestead Life
When I fed the cows that morning, I knew Scarlett would have her baby by nightfall. It would be her first baby so I kept checking on her throughout the day. At one point, I saw her and the baby laying down together in the shade along a fence line and assumed that all...
by Cheri | Jun 29, 2021 | Farmhouse Kitchen, Homestead Life, Recipes
My Grandma taught me to can when I was a little girl. She started with jams and jellies. She lived in Indiana in a home without air conditioning – it was built in the 1930’s…no one had air conditioning. She did her canning in the basement because...
by Cheri | Feb 18, 2021 | Homestead Life
I feel like I’ve met a lot of wonderful people from Texas. Some have become customers….many have become friends. My heart goes out to Texas right now. From a massive 100 car pile-up to incredible winter weather…Texas needs our prayers!...
by Cheri | Nov 16, 2020 | Barnyard, Homestead Life
Today the roof went on the pole barn. My sons worked on it all day. Here is the first piece of tin going up early this morning… quickly followed by more… And done! It’s a beautiful sight! I have kids and grandkids that live here on the farm with...
by Cheri | Nov 15, 2020 | Barnyard, Homestead Life
We’ve made some great progress on the new pole barn as my sons have had time to work on things. Side walls went up quickly Then the trusses finally arrived. The cost of wood has gone up 300% locally since March. Steel trusses were much less expensive than...
