The Day the Furnace Broke

There is always something interesting going on at the homestead, even in the depth of winter when progress and construction has slowed to a halt.

Preparing for Winter

Technically, this is a post I could write every year. There is always something to do to prepare for winter on an acreage.

A Second Singer

Quite awhile ago, over a year actually, my aunt asked me if I’d like to have one of her older electric singer sewing machines. Initially, I was nervous. There is something about an electric machine that makes me nervous. They are entirely more fancy and have so many gizmos, that I was worried it would be very complicated. But…I also thought it would be crazy to turn down a free sewing machine-even if it needs a little bit of work.

Outlets for the Shed

We had this one weekend in October with a pretty decent snowstorm. I’m not entirely sure how many inches we got, but I’d guess maybe 4-6 inches. It was a Sunday and it snowed and snowed and snowed all day long.