Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Good morning! It’s a gorgeous almost-Fall day here in upper East Tennessee. Our garden, pitiful as it was this year, is petering out. That’s ok with me this time. I did can a few green beans. Like ten jars. While it’s so strange, I think God has had mercy…
Trailing Arbutus Trailing arbutus First flower of Spring Bashfully hiding away I seek under leathery leaves in the moss Til your soft petals I spy one glad day ~ Your pink and your creamy white blossoms peek out From the ground which you hug tight and dear The perfume of stately old ladies inhale I…
Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Good morning to all! To inspire you, I will share with you a book I am listening to right now. The 5-Second Rule, by Mel Robbins I have recently been told that I do not follow through on things. I have lots of ideas, but less output. I can…
Welcome to the Sunday Sunshine Blog Hop! On a rare Sunday away from the homestead, I find myself traveling back home from a Costco run (don’t worry, I’m not driving as I write this). We got our yearly rebate coupon, so we did some pantry stocking up. We literally have toilet paper strapped to the…
Top 16 Prepper Pantry Essentials Have you always wanted to start a prepper pantry, to squirrel away some necessary food for a rainy day? As food prices keep rising, utilizing a pantry is a great way to ensure you will have food for an unexpected emergency. Natural disasters and emergencies are not the only reasons…
Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Finally! Just this week, we have had a few little bright spots turn up around the homestead. Today the first little daffodils popped out, and yesterday I noticed the purple crocuses. Spring has been mighty slow to show herself this year. With these little first bursts, I have confidence…
Thank you for coming to the Homestead Blog Hop! Here is an Irish blessing to brighten your day. It fits our current situation of sunshine after rain. Perhaps we could add calm after the storm, since we had such strong winds in our areas last evening and today. “May God give you… For every storm,…
Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Good morning to you! I am feeling much more uplifted this week with all of the sunshine and glorious temperatures! Spring is twenty-some days away, and I do believe I’m longing for it. It’s been a long, gray Winter. Please tell me if you have seen any signs of…
