by Victoria Gazeley | Sep 4, 2012 | Chickens, Cleaning, Emergency Preparedness, Livestock, Mice, Pests
“Mama, where’s the peppermint oil?” My 9-year old son had eaten something that didn’t agree with him and was looking for relief. As is usual around here with all sorts of health maladies, we didn’t reach for pharmaceuticals or the...
by Victoria Gazeley | Nov 13, 2011 | Buildings, From City to Country, Homesteading Stories, Lessons, Maintenance
Well, we had an exciting afternoon recently! When you live in the forest, you get used to falling trees and branches flying around when the wind picks up, but we recently had a day that was a bit more dramatic than usual. A storm blew through one afternoon last week...
by Victoria Gazeley | Mar 1, 2011 | Cleaning, From City to Country, Maintenance
I’ll admit it – I’m a neat freak. And having a dislike of house dirt while living in the country is, let’s say, a bit challenging. Dirt sitting in places it shouldn’t be drives me crazy (dirt outside where it grows lovely things does not,...
