by Victoria Gazeley | Dec 24, 2012 | Animals, Chickens, Children on the Homestead, Lessons, Livestock, Wildlife
The world didn’t end on December 21, 2012. At least for most of us. One of our little roosters wasn’t so lucky. He was a beautiful boy – half Buff Orpington and half ISA Brown (which I guess means half Buff and ¼ Rhode Island Red/¼ Rhode Island White). Lovely red...
by Victoria Gazeley | Oct 29, 2012 | Fear, From City to Country, Homesteading Stories, Mindset, Rural Living Skills, Wildlife
The fear started before we even moved in. Staying in our old cabin alone had been on my bucket list for years. Along with sleeping in a tent alone (which, I have to admit, I still haven’t done). The cabin we now live in had been in our family for about a decade before...
by Victoria Gazeley | Jan 30, 2012 | Animals, Emergency Preparedness, From City to Country, Home Business from the Homestead, Lessons, Livestock, Pests, Rural Living Skills, Wildlife
If you can count on me for anything, it’s to give you the straight goods on country living. No fluff. You’re not going to find me waxing poetic about how la-de-da wonderful everything is every moment of every day – especially when it comes to the...
by Victoria Gazeley | Jan 26, 2012 | Animals, From City to Country, Homestead Planning, Lessons, Mindset, Rural Real Estate, Wildlife
Ah, life in the country. It’s the stuff of countless novels and songs, waxing poetic about the graces that come from living out amongst the birds and the trees. Yours truly has even been guilty of making it sound all fluffy and romantic on occasion (amongst...
by Victoria Gazeley | Jul 11, 2011 | Animals, Chickens, From City to Country, Livestock, Wildlife
I’d say I’m pretty bear aware. Black bears were a pretty everyday sight growing up on the West Coast of British Columbia. In fact, as kids, we used to go watch them at the dump as an after dinner adventure (back when we had open garbage dumps). Not too...
by Victoria Gazeley | Jul 3, 2011 | Animals, From City to Country, Wildlife
Colliding with a deer in your car is not an experience I recommend. But in most cases, it’s entirely avoidable if you keep in mind 5 simple tips. Except in my case. Here’s that story. In November of 2009 I was driving my son to his carpool on a cold,...
