by Kara Williams | Sep 22, 2017 | Canning, Country Living, Garden, Summer
The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that summertime cannot last forever. Even on the most beautiful days in the whole year – the days when summer is changing into autumn – the crickets spread the rumor of sadness and change.”~ E.B. White,...
by Kara Williams | Sep 10, 2017 | Chickens, Go Local, Summer
Summer was full of chickens:New chickens,old (grumpy) chickens,under-achievers,over-achievers,births,deaths.And problems (always problems)… and projects (always projects)…The chicken problem we deal with most often is broody hens. The natural instinct for...
by Kara Williams | Aug 5, 2017 | Berries, Canning, Recipes, Summer
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.~Shakespeare, Henry IVA couple of years ago I was reading a post by one of my favorite homesteaders, Quinn at Reformation Acres, where she mentioned in passing she was excited...
by Kara Williams | Jun 30, 2017 | Chickens, Cows, Summer
“It was June, and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside.”~ Maud Hart LovelaceSummer is here. Real summer. 80...
by Kara Williams | Sep 1, 2016 | Garden, Recipes, Summer
There are two kinds of August Bounty, both beautiful, both soul-filling… This: and this: This: and this: Full pantry, full heart – a time when I have so much to say, but so little time. The garden calls! But I couldn’t let August pass without sharing...
by Kara Williams | Jul 24, 2016 | Chickens, Cows, Goats, Summer
Summer is rolling by. The pastures are parched, the garden is growing, and the kids are enjoying mostly unscheduled days.Last blog entry I shared how three animals in the photo at right should be pregnant, but are not. Marianne, the little black goat, was our last...
