The Homestead

  • charity quilts,  DIY,  other,  quilts,  The Homestead

    Spring Violets Quilt

    My third #dogoodstitchesabide quilt There’s a perfect moment in the spring. It’s usually after a good soaking rain. The flowers all bloom at the same time. Each home sits in their own little jewel-box of a yard, on a bed of grass so lush and green that it looks like velvet. It’s fleeting, because within days the dandelions pop up and the grass grows a smidge too long. Most people will pull out their lawnmowers at this point, but I will bargain and cajole my husband to hold off because the wood violets appear and I love them. Do a Google search and you’ll find varieties from the Atlantic to…

  • blogging,  family,  Livestock,  The Homestead

    Hello, there. It’s been awhile.

    Well, the world certainly looks differently than it did back in 2016 when we last posted on this blog. The faces aren’t the same – some have grown and moved on. Others are a little softer, a little grayer than before. Some we had to bid goodbye. We embarked on several large, long term projects back then and are just now beginning to see the end of the tunnel on a few of them. As a family, we have reflected on what is a priority and chose to let some of our old goals go in the interest of mastering different skills. The blog looks differently, too. Technology has far…