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Gen Goonies kids - remember when you were a kid and it was hot AF outside, but your mom kicked you outside to play anyho...
23/06/2025

Gen Goonies kids - remember when you were a kid and it was hot AF outside, but your mom kicked you outside to play anyhow. Probs cuz it was hotter inside, cuz who had a/c then anyhow? No reason.

But look at all these bees chilling on the front porch cuz Ma said its too hot inside.

Sometimes mistakes, or as one of my heroes says: "happy accidents", result in something better than the original. This i...
19/06/2025

Sometimes mistakes, or as one of my heroes says: "happy accidents", result in something better than the original. This is especially true in homesteading.

I didn't get my chives harvested in time before they bloomed (read: ADHD distraction made her completely forget she even had chives).

But that's ok. Because now I have this beautiful chives blossom salt imbueing. Imbuing? Infusing?

Eh, whatever you wanna call it, it's pretty and will taste divine after a little sit.

Hi. I'm the problem... its me... (I haven't posted again in a hot min 😑) I suck at caring about algorithms and insight...
17/06/2025

Hi. I'm the problem... its me... (I haven't posted again in a hot min 😑) I suck at caring about algorithms and insights and blah blah blah.

BUT! I am excited to share an official soft launch of a new-ish product! I've been making this behind the scenes for friends & family for a bit, but I think its ready to share with everyone else. 🙃

Behold - grass-fed gold; pasture raised beef tallow; whipped body frosting!

This stuff is perfect for every single inch of your skin. I'll share the official product page soon, but for now - LOOK AT IT! ITS SO FLUFFY I'M GONNA DIE! 🦄 (I sincerely hope at least one someone gets that joke...)

Trying something new this year - we regularly have folks asking for comb honey, but our bees have refused year-after-yea...
03/06/2025

Trying something new this year - we regularly have folks asking for comb honey, but our bees have refused year-after-year to use previous tools made for comb honey creation & harvest.

Hopefully, they'll do like bees do, and fill in these empty spaces with their delicious golden architecture.

With the heat coming, 🙏🏼 for a flow!

What? Doesn't everyone map out their orchard / bee / homesteading plans on a 24" x 36" whiteboard calendar? No? Just me...
30/05/2025

What? Doesn't everyone map out their orchard / bee / homesteading plans on a 24" x 36" whiteboard calendar? No? Just me? Ok.

I'm trying to get back to my long range meal planning, because it makes my life and my brain so much easier in a lot of ...
16/05/2025

I'm trying to get back to my long range meal planning, because it makes my life and my brain so much easier in a lot of ways. Thought I'd share in case this helps you too.

I know a long while back, I was on an ok streak of making monthly ones and sending them via newsletter. That's not in my capacity right now, but this simple share is... so here you go.

I hope it helps you, even if it saves you from a little decision fatigue.

Gemini (Google's AI) actually helped me with this one. It came up with the 6 dinners x 2 weeks pretty quickly. I did 6 meals cuz my breakfast never changes, lunches are always leftovers, and Tuesdays are always tacos. Here is the prompt I entered: "can you help me with a simple meal plan, using, beef that's not ground, pork, chicken, fish & shrimp, with sides, that is keto themed, but no dairy? I would like 6 dinners each for two weeks please"

[These are GF, DF and keto-oriented because that's what my current focus is, due to trying to manage my autoimmune issues. Which, this plan seems to be working for me. You can easily add a grain or carb/starch of any sort, as well as cheese/dairy to any of these recipes, too. I gladly would add cheese in a heartbeat, if my body didn't hate me at this particular moment in time 🫠🙃]

I interrupt your regular scrolling with a derp for absolutely no reason at all. 13/10 he has no idea what he's doing, an...
14/05/2025

I interrupt your regular scrolling with a derp for absolutely no reason at all.

13/10 he has no idea what he's doing, and neither do I.

"And at the end of the day, your feet should be dirty, your hair messy and your eyes sparkling."🌼🌷🪻💜 Happy Mother's Day ...
11/05/2025

"And at the end of the day, your feet should be dirty, your hair messy and your eyes sparkling."

🌼🌷🪻💜 Happy Mother's Day to all the mamas. 💜🪻🌷🌼

Sometimes homesteading plans & dreams don't go as you hope. This was supposed to be a no-till lasagna garden. But last y...
11/05/2025

Sometimes homesteading plans & dreams don't go as you hope.

This was supposed to be a no-till lasagna garden. But last year, due to my nearly-back-to-back ankle surgeries, Pat was doing all of the things, and this 40x75 ft jungle took over.

So, now that I'm quite literally back on my feet, we'll till one more year this year, and make another run at the no-til lasagna garden next season. And you know what? That's ok.

For now, it's a new, clean, blank slate. And this is my favorite time of the year.

Checked on the girls today. Swapped out their bottom boards, did a quick inspection, and gave them another super in cas...
07/05/2025

Checked on the girls today. Swapped out their bottom boards, did a quick inspection, and gave them another super in case they decide to go gang-busters in this upcoming forecasted hot stretch... 🏵🌼🌷🪻

Saw all stages of brood, some G😍RGE😍US pollen stashes, and even a little early honey being put away. They look like they're off to a strong start! 💛

Here's your Monday morning "bees are amazing & fascinating" post, just because. This is some rogue comb we removed on Sa...
28/04/2025

Here's your Monday morning "bees are amazing & fascinating" post, just because.

This is some rogue comb we removed on Sat, and if you look closely in the center of many of the cells, you can see what is shaped like a really tiny grain of rice. That's a baby bee egg! Cool, huh?

Checked on our installs from earlier this week. All 4 queens had been released, as they should have been. Did not do a f...
27/04/2025

Checked on our installs from earlier this week. All 4 queens had been released, as they should have been. Did not do a full inspection, but did get to see some eggs on some rogue comb, so that's awesome! 👑

Also, industrious little betches... all 4 hives had already began filling in the gap where we'd left the frame out to leave room for the queen cage. So, some fresh new rogue comb that will now get re-purposed into lip balms! Thanks, girls! 💋

And! They're finding pollen somewhere. Watched several returning to the hives with their little leg saddle bags packed full of bright yellow gold! Beautiful sight, as we still had a light frost & 28° overnight last night! 🥶

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