• Homesteading,  Land

    Family Project: Identifying Dogwood Trees in the Woodland

    We have two beautiful Dogwoods in our front yard, one nestled between the outbuildings behind our house, and dozens scattered throughout the woods that border the back of our property. They are not only aesthetically beautiful, but also very well-mannered. Requiring little to no input or maintenance, they enhance the overall landscape we are aiming for. Given their medium size and their preference for dappled shade, they fill a void in the three-dimensional space without being problematic, providing dappled shade themselves. While the fruit of this species is not meant for human consumption, the trees provide fodder for the birds and animals in their natural habitat as well as our…

  • Homesteading,  House,  Kitchen

    Breakfast is Served: Eggs a la Wiggle

    This morning on our day off from work, my husband served me this delicious dish. He calls it Eggs a la Wiggle. Ā šŸ™‚ For the past several months, my husband has been using his culinary gifts in creating delectable dishes containing our farm fresh eggsĀ andĀ grass-fed beef, with cheese and garden greens purchased from the local grocery store. This morning he made his way out to our gardens to gather fresh greens, some of whichĀ he planted last season and some this pastĀ December. These beautiful greens are what you see in the above masterpiece. šŸ˜› HereĀ is a gallery of the ingredients used and the process by which he assembled the final product:Ā 

  • Homesteading,  Land

    A Land of Hills and Valleys

    For the land that you are entering to take possession of it is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated it, like a garden of vegetables. But the land that you are going over to possess is a land of hills and valleys, which drinks water by the rain from heaven, a land that the LORD your God cares for. The eyes of the LORD your God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.Ā (Deuteronomy 11:10-12 ESV) Have you everĀ paid attention to the lay of the land of Egypt… And the…