Spring Cleaning
While Shane worked on his last grad paper ever (!!), I had lots of time to work around the homestead this weekend! {I also took a student to and from the airport, but that’s beside the point.} My first mission …
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Emerald City
I’m pretty stoked about the current state of affairs at the little house on Pine. Everything is in bloom! {apple trees here} Peach and nectarine trees Baby paw paw tree is coming to life! Fig! Mint. Peas and thank you! …
Look Who’s Up!
With the cold spells we’ve had in Chestertown lately, I was very worried about the peas, spinach and lettucenestled outside that we started a couple of weeks ago. I wrapped them gingerly in some floating row cover (this is the …
Seed Starting
After planting some early birds at the homestead this past week, I also started some seeds indoors! Feeling thrifty, I repurposed some of our egg cartons to start the seeds. I used some of this “Seed Starting” which is a …
Creating a Vermiculture
BIG announcement from the little house on Pine: We have worms (that we actually want)! Yes. Worms. Red Wigglers. They’re our new best friends. We purchased and built a new home for them. It’s pretty rad. It’s called a …
A clean house in 30 minutes
I need a clean space. Clutter free, dusted, clean. Gotta have it. Clutter somehow finds its way into the house (I’m blaming the kittens), and the dust just can’t help itself. Being active in the kitchen causes some awesome dish …
The Joys of Homemaking
After staying in for most of the weekend, I’m still in the mood to be at home, read, and snuggle. The joy of a winter weekend! Breakfast included an egg in a basket, and a green monster. Yum!If you haven’t …
Transitioning Tinseltown
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” Feeling the Christmas spirit yet? Christmas was always a big deal growing up…we decorated the house to the nines, baked 15 different kinds of cookies, sent lovely cards and displayed hundreds from …
Pine Street Visitor
I’d like to introduce you to the coolest new visitor to the little house on Pine:Isn’t he cute? This guy comes all the way from E Churchville Road in Bel Air, MD. For those of you who are unfamiliar with …
CSA Week 9 + homestead goodies!
First, a shout out to Aaron from Colchester Farm! When I went to collect my CSA share this week, he said he’d found my blog. Thank you for reading, and thank you for helping all of us receive our yummy …