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Oldhomestead wrote a new blog post: Haircut time for Remus 1 year, 9 months ago · View
Well we’ve had sheep for many years now and one chore that comes along with any wool breed is shearing. It’s a time honored skill, but not one I had ever had to practice with our sheep. See, all of our ewes and rams up to a couple years ago were Barbado, a hair variety of sheep. [...] -
Oldhomestead wrote a new blog post: Livestock in the garden 1 year, 9 months ago · View
The first thing many people may think of when they hear the phrase “livestock in the garden” is something along the lines of “The goats got through the fence and are eating all the peas!”. At least that’s what pops into my head if I get a call like that in the middle of the day. But [...] -
Oldhomestead wrote a new blog post: Relishing time with the Family 1 year, 9 months ago · View
Well it’s Project season at the day job. Everyone is in high gear and the days are getting longer as the first few whiffs of panic hit the air as people start to realize the fall deadlines are approaching. It’s the time of the year where I always wish I was spending more time with the [...] -
Oldhomestead wrote a new blog post: Eating out of the garden 1 year, 9 months ago · View
Well I got home tonight from the day job and my wonderful wife had made a stir-fry dish using vegetables from the garden. She had picked corn, yellow squash, and green beans not 50 feet from the house. There is just nothing like vegetables from your own garden and I have to admit I even picked [...]
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Oldhomestead wrote a new blog post: 105 degrees, the A/C is out, and it’s alright. 1 year, 9 months ago · View
Of course it always happens when you need it most. With temperatures hovering at 105 the central air decides its time to give up the ghost and on a weekend no less. But this isn’t the first time we’ve been at this rodeo so we know what to do. We breakout the fans, pull the [...]
