Jill, your weekly missives about farm life warm my heart, bring a smile to my face, and cause me to thank the Lord for both of you with prayers for blessings, stamina, health and safety!
06/12/26: I find them a welcome and reliable relief from the portentous writers going over the same material for the 39th time. Jill, these columns have a promising potential, were they to be combined in a "Homesteading" anthology. Even if you (or the publisher) lose money, this would be a splendid and genuine way to chronicle your lives. Parallel to this is that the book market will very likely radically change in 2029 as the entire galaxy of media circuses, exhausted from 12 years of Trump and Biden, will wither and vanish. Around 1905, "no one wanted to hear another single word about The Civil War." Same, 124 years later.
I just have time to scan the post. I loved the sweet photo of Prince Caspian lounging with the dogs, and the 'partners in crime" photo. I look forward to the future sour-dough information, and will read the rest of this one later. The homesteading with the Malones posts are among my favorites.
God Bless You. You know how to live. I haven't been to Paddy O's. Went to the Inn once. Yes expensive but I brought a bottle of 2003 Lafite and paid the corkage fee. Memorable place.
06/12/26: What, pray tell, is a "corkage fee"? A fine paid by Sammy Sosa of the Cubs in 2003? Are the Cubs still defraying the cost by a nationwide fee tacked onto restaurant bills that we haven't heard about yet?
06/12/26: This column is one of the very few places where we can safely assume that the readers are genuine people being genuinely enthusiastic, as opposed to the bots spraying You Tube and countless other sites with millions of things like, "Wow! What great music!"
Love the homesteading posts! Especially the sourdough. I have some starter….as my grandmother called it…. From my grandmother why got it from hers….i think I’ll get it out and make some bread!
It looks like you have the perfect mower. Wow, what a job when spring and summer arrive. Then come the bugs. Thanks for sharing your 'simple' lives. LOL
Thanks for the update, Jill. Spring is definitely a busy time, even on our non farm, almost 2 acre lot. So fun to hear of the goings on with your animals.
Congratulations on your new filly. Hope all goes well with the other two.
When I see the word “homesteading” in your post, I grab my coffee and settle in for what I know will be a lovely read! The photos are an added plus. Congratulations on the birth of the lovely little one! She’s a beauty. Glad you were able to take some time to “clean up” and relax with friends! Thanks for sharing your farm life with us. ❤️
I am so eagerly looking forward to your future notes on making sourdough bread. Just yesterday I baked my very first loaf and though the result is edible, I clearly have a LOT to learn!
Thanks from my heart for your chronicles of homesteading. They remind me of an essential human ingredient missing from my “modern” so-called life; not entirely “progress”. Your descriptions are simply soul stirring and offer people like me - whose lives are so locked into an illusory form of supermarket “plenty”, that we omit to remember and revere our real roots. I can only hope your example may be resurgent in more of humanity’s future.
Jill, your weekly missives about farm life warm my heart, bring a smile to my face, and cause me to thank the Lord for both of you with prayers for blessings, stamina, health and safety!
What a beautiful life!
06/12/26: I find them a welcome and reliable relief from the portentous writers going over the same material for the 39th time. Jill, these columns have a promising potential, were they to be combined in a "Homesteading" anthology. Even if you (or the publisher) lose money, this would be a splendid and genuine way to chronicle your lives. Parallel to this is that the book market will very likely radically change in 2029 as the entire galaxy of media circuses, exhausted from 12 years of Trump and Biden, will wither and vanish. Around 1905, "no one wanted to hear another single word about The Civil War." Same, 124 years later.
Sounds like a very busy and productive life! Love to hear the homestead stories.
I know they make me tired just reading about their lives, but I love it
Your homestead posts are just incredible! Such a busy farm life… I live vicariously through you both!
What a busy beautiful life! I love your sourdough experience! Looking forward to more on that, the idea of a multi loaf bread day sounds amazing!
Jill, you and Robert are chips off the old block for sure!
What a wonderful life you have created! It's a blessing just to hear about it.
Thankyou, thankyou!
I know how much work you have to do to run that farm Jill, it is a passion.
I used to own an 80 acre farm, that I acquired to hunt and fish the small pond.
It was steady work, but I really enjoyed it for a long while.
My 80'x4' raised bed garden in coming in nicely as well.
Thanks for all the updates, I feel like I'm walking the property and breathing the fresh air.
I just have time to scan the post. I loved the sweet photo of Prince Caspian lounging with the dogs, and the 'partners in crime" photo. I look forward to the future sour-dough information, and will read the rest of this one later. The homesteading with the Malones posts are among my favorites.
God Bless You. You know how to live. I haven't been to Paddy O's. Went to the Inn once. Yes expensive but I brought a bottle of 2003 Lafite and paid the corkage fee. Memorable place.
06/12/26: What, pray tell, is a "corkage fee"? A fine paid by Sammy Sosa of the Cubs in 2003? Are the Cubs still defraying the cost by a nationwide fee tacked onto restaurant bills that we haven't heard about yet?
I just love your farm reports! So much more interesting than the old-timey morning radio reports! Thanks for injecting light and fun into the day!😊
06/12/26: This column is one of the very few places where we can safely assume that the readers are genuine people being genuinely enthusiastic, as opposed to the bots spraying You Tube and countless other sites with millions of things like, "Wow! What great music!"
(No, a bot did not write the above.)
Love the homesteading posts! Especially the sourdough. I have some starter….as my grandmother called it…. From my grandmother why got it from hers….i think I’ll get it out and make some bread!
It looks like you have the perfect mower. Wow, what a job when spring and summer arrive. Then come the bugs. Thanks for sharing your 'simple' lives. LOL
Thanks for the update, Jill. Spring is definitely a busy time, even on our non farm, almost 2 acre lot. So fun to hear of the goings on with your animals.
Congratulations on your new filly. Hope all goes well with the other two.
When I see the word “homesteading” in your post, I grab my coffee and settle in for what I know will be a lovely read! The photos are an added plus. Congratulations on the birth of the lovely little one! She’s a beauty. Glad you were able to take some time to “clean up” and relax with friends! Thanks for sharing your farm life with us. ❤️
What a great lifestyle. I miss my garden, mowing fields, and riding. Enjoy it!
I am so eagerly looking forward to your future notes on making sourdough bread. Just yesterday I baked my very first loaf and though the result is edible, I clearly have a LOT to learn!
Thanks from my heart for your chronicles of homesteading. They remind me of an essential human ingredient missing from my “modern” so-called life; not entirely “progress”. Your descriptions are simply soul stirring and offer people like me - whose lives are so locked into an illusory form of supermarket “plenty”, that we omit to remember and revere our real roots. I can only hope your example may be resurgent in more of humanity’s future.