by Victoria Gazeley | Jul 26, 2011 | From City to Country, Lessons, Mentoring
Moving from the city to country comes with its own set of challenges, especially for those of us who didn’t grow up that way. In other words, if you’re going to do this thing, it’s important to get yourself some mentors who can download their brains...
by Victoria Gazeley | Jul 17, 2011 | From City to Country, Lessons
There’s this affliction that’s been going around for a few years now – it plants this really vivid dream in your head of escaping the rat race and moving to the country. Of growing your own food, collecting your own eggs and your children being raised under the...
by Victoria Gazeley | Jul 15, 2011 | About Us, Decor, From City to Country, Home Business from the Homestead, Homesteading Stories, Rural Real Estate, Storage
Just a quick note – our little antique hand-hewn log cabin has been featured on the main Mother Earth News site – in two places!! Here are the links: Mom and Son in a 650 Square Foot Cabin – It Exudes Cozy and a Whole Lotta Love 5 Solutions to...
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,...
by Victoria Gazeley | Jun 26, 2011 | Homesteading Stories, Lessons
Now you know my shame. I haven’t planted my garden yet. How can someone who claims to be a ‘modern homesteader’ not have planted her garden by the end of June, you ask? Let me tell you… It started with the weather. Cold, rainy, muddy –...
