Category Archives: writing

So You Think You’re Ready to Homestead

We have a list of 5 things that we have experienced along the way, that you might not be expecting when you are planning for your homestead and we share them with you. This list is all things that have happened to us, they are all real events, we have more, but these were theContinue reading “So You Think You’re Ready to Homestead”

Snow Days

Like everyone else, we are dealing with snow this week. You’d think that folks from the Snowbelt would be better prepared. Not that we didn’t appreciate the snow, but there are some challenges we thought we’d left behind. If the meal I described at the end sounds good to you, here is where you canContinue reading “Snow Days”

Dad Quest 1: To Nap Or Not To Nap

Dad is trapped on a Sunday afternoon. Mass is over everyone is home, chores have been done, and it is too cold to work outside. There are at least 10 minutes before he had to start his next task. Just time enough of a quick nap. This silly little video was just for fun andContinue reading “Dad Quest 1: To Nap Or Not To Nap”

A Day in The “Winter” Life

Things don’t always go as planned. This video, for instance, took much longer to get all the pieces and parts of it planned. But as you can see we have been pretty busy keeping up with all the work around here. Join us as we share what has been going on in these winter weeks.Continue reading “A Day in The “Winter” Life”

Barely Controlled Chaos 01/29/21 – Stories and Blowing Off Some Steam

At the end of a long and trying week, I needed to blow off some steam, and what better way to do that than some labor-intensive chores. I took a moment from that to talk about one of the highlights of my week, getting to brainstorm a story.

Greenhouse Build Part 1

Among other things, we got started on our greenhouse. lots of chaos as we get things done around the house, which all the extra turmoil of having a new family member. Kate and I did a little hunting and might have spotted some new wildlife in our woods. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Great-Hites-… INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/greathites/ Website: https://jeffreyhite.com/ LivingContinue reading “Greenhouse Build Part 1”

Let’s Try This Again, Pig Moving

This is our second attempt at moving out pigs over to the garden area. This worked a bit better than last time, but still not great. We are learning but learning slowly. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Great-Hites-… INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/greathites/ YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeybwQTR6-gaIXhgr27uYYQ?view_as=subscriber

Three Steps forward Two steps Back

Some days on the homestead are better than others. While today was a good day in many ways. We got several projects completed, we had family around, not only to help but visiting us and spending time with us, and really the rest of the homestead was running pretty smoothly, we had a setback thatContinue reading “Three Steps forward Two steps Back”