This weekend the family and I went out to the property to do some tidying up. It’s been raining here a lot and couple that with our southern sunshine, a lot of growth has happened. Unfortunately, we don’t own any heavy farm equipment yet. So, we had to make due with what we could get our hands on, and at that moment, that was a truck and a brush hog rental. [Read more…] about Surprise, Surprise! What We Found On The Land
Stick, Steel, Manufacture, Modular….
Hey ya’ll!
I just wanted to do another check-in on our journey. As you may know, we closed last month on our property. Even after a 6 month, long, and tedious closing, I look back on it and think – “Man, that was the easy part!”. It seems as if we’ve been met by challenges at every corner. [Read more…] about Stick, Steel, Manufacture, Modular….
Easements and Road Frontage
That’s a pretty picture isn’t it? Green grass….blue skies….trees….and an electric pole. While this picture is full of greenery, I must tell you, we aren’t just looking at a pretty picture. We’re looking at the easement to our property; it’s blocked. And that’s a problem…. [Read more…] about Easements and Road Frontage
Title Insurance – TAKE IT!
In the blog post, “Today, The Land Became Ours“, Antoine gave the advice that if you are offered title insurance, TAKE IT! He didn’t go into detail of the whats and whys so, today you’re in luck! I’m going to do it. First a little background… [Read more…] about Title Insurance – TAKE IT!
Four New Additions To Our Homestead!
Antoine is so kind. He knows I have the skills to turn things brown that should be green. Yet and still he bought me something we’ve wanted for a very long time. Every day in order for me to drink water, I drink it with some kind of citrus – either lemon or lime. Do you know how much those things are costing in the store now days? Good lord, way too much. [Read more…] about Four New Additions To Our Homestead!
Why We Are Choosing This And You Can Too!
I don’t know if you saw hubby’s last post, “Today, The Land Became Ours“, but after six long months, we finally closed on our land! Now that was a long lesson in patience. I just wanted to share that great news with you guys before getting on to the point of this post.
Okay, now that that’s over….Homesteading. That word means a lot of different things to different people. For some, when you say homesteading, you think of “Little House On The Prairie” living. Some think of “roughing it” – no modern conveniences like electricity or plumbing. Some think of it as [Read more…] about Why We Are Choosing This And You Can Too!
Sad Ending But A New Beginning
Funny how we have a pseudo “farm” without even trying…
A few weeks ago I told you all about our neighborhood chicken “Feathers” and her buddy “Bunny”, “Buns” for short. Well, we have some bad news. [Read more…] about Sad Ending But A New Beginning
Cheap, Easy, Homemade Mayo – YUM!
Don’t buy what you can make. It’s super simple, you will know all of the ingredients, and you probably already have them sitting in your kitchen!