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It's About That Time Of Year!

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Are Dollar Store Garden Seeds Really A Great Value?

Was 60 Packs Of Seeds For $15 A Good Deal? If there is one thing that I have learned about Dollar Tree stores, it's that the value you get for your money can be...

First Attempt At Hair-On Tanning (Pt. 1)

Back a few weeks ago, we had the opportunity to add about 6 more sheep to our flock. We bought them from some folks who gave us a pretty good deal on them becau...

The Right Tools For The Job

On my quest to become more self-sufficient, I find myself constantly having to learn new skills and try new things that are sometimes outside of my comfort zone...

Obligatory New Years Post? OR Back For Good??

It seems like this time every year I begin to analyze my priorities and think about how I want to spend my time during the upcoming year. One regret that I have...

Fungi Friday: Helvella acetabulum

I have been working lately on getting my garden prepped for planting, and the biggest task by far is going to be keeping the grass and weeds from trying to recl...

Dehydrating Eggs for Long Term Storage - by Sunscape

With the ever-increasing prices of store-bought eggs it was time to do some research on dehydrating some. Our stores in western, New York have increased the egg...

Monomad - A species of jewel bugs that looks very beautiful and elegant in the forest yesterday afternoon

> This is my entry for the monomad challenge curated by @monochromes today. Yesterday afternoon I went back around the small forest area to look for small insec...

#GRATEFULVIBES - ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE/WEEKLY THOUGHTS - 16 JAN 2023 - 22 JAN 2023

Good morning, Hive-ians! &128522; This was my practice run for making myself a birthday cake from scratch. The flavour was nice, but the icing was way too sweet...

Wanna see a hairy Panus?

I went to visit my parents recently, and while I was there, I went out to help my dad load up some firewood. There was a large tree that he had cut up and had b...

They Were Saving Them For A Rainy Day

Disclaimer: This post contains content that portrays real life on the homestead. Some images may depict events that could be considered sensitive. Please be adv...

Ligaya Garden Garden Journal in January 2023

Our hivegarden journal continues as we really roast under the Southern Sun. I’ve learned a new set of rhythms to our garden over the last couple of years. As so...

Bob Weyadababyitzaboy

Disclaimer: Despite the cuteness overload in the cover photo, there are images near the end of this post dealing with the birthing process that some may find of...

A Bit of Chainsawing on this SUBLIME SUNDAY

This SublimeSunday afternoon got a little busy; but it was the good kind of busy. After taking care of the sheep and goats, i decided to get my chainsaw out and...

Share Your Battle: Dragons ft. Daria Dragonscale

This week's Splinterlands Share Your Battle Challenge is DRAGONS! That means I get to use one of my favorite summoners: Daria Dragonscale. Daria Dragonscale My ...

Cutting Planks From Fallen Red Cedar for A Future Project

Well, I have figured out one of the reasons why I have been putting so many home projects of: none of them are simple! For example, near the top of my list is t...

My New Year's Resolution: Make Better Use of My Time

This year's New Year's Resolution is to make better use of my time. I have found lately that I am spending more and more time doing... I don't even know what! B...

A Special Delivery To The Homestead | We Got SHEEP!!

We just took a huge leap on our homestead. This is something that we've been thinking about for quite a while, now. At first, we thought maybe we wanted to get ...

Unboxing & Installing Electric Sheep Netting From Starkline

Big things are on the horizon at Sustainably Yours Homestead! Big things that are going to require a bit of new infrastructure. I am a big fan of trying to keep...

Blink And You'll Miss It...

Well, I must have blinked A LOT! I have to admit: I counted my chickens before they hatched, too. I saw that my Yodin was up against a level 1 Kelya, and I imme...