“If you’re going to do things the homesteading way, everything takes a little bit longer and so you plan. You have to plan to be there, to feed the fire, to keep it going. It’s another of those things – we’re so far removed from homesteading {life}, you just have to bite your lip […]
We did it! Lucia and I decided to make muffins in our new wood cookstove around the dinner hour last night. This was our first time trying out the oven for baking … and it was not as hard as I thought! Two dozen successful muffins later, we both congratulated ourselves and served muffins for […]
Well, I’m not sure how it all happened or came together … but one of my sweetest dreams has come true! Meet Betsy. [Yes, I named her.] She’s my new (used) wood cookstove!! Located snuggly in our kitchen, she’s working away to keep our home toasty and well as providing us with meals simmering away… […]
