by Victoria Gazeley | Jul 17, 2016 | From City to Country, Homesteading Stories, Lessons
So we’re finally back to writing and sharing our rural living journey. It’s been a LOOOOOOONG time – the last time I posted anything new was over two years ago (July 1, 2014, to be exact). Yikes. We’ve been active on Facebook, but as for the...
by Victoria Gazeley | Apr 2, 2013 | From City to Country, Homesteading Stories, Lessons, Mindset
The minute you decide to move to the country, you know your life is going to change. With big dreams of organic gardens and fresh, GMO-free eggs, your children exploring ponds and fields while you relax on the porch with a cup of tea after a long day of gardening,...
by Victoria Gazeley | Mar 19, 2013 | Homesteading Stories, Lessons, Rural Living Skills, Vegetable Gardening
First, there was the year the slugs ate everything. And I mean everything. Then there was the one where it was rainy and cold right through til the end of July (not terribly inspiring for anything but greens). And who could forget 2012, when I didn’t even...
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 | Apr 2, 2012 | Clothing & Footwear, From City to Country, Homesteading Stories, Lessons, Uncategorized
Whether you’ve been on this rural living/modern homesteading journey for decades, or you’re just starting out, the question always comes up – how do you know when you’ve ‘arrived’? This whole question was born out of something that...
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...
