Simple Living
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SQUAW BUSH BERRIES
In the year 2020, I had a period of time when those simple things we take for granted were now limited. Tasks were impossible to do, stairs took forever to climb, and conversations…
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WHAT IS BACKYARD HOMESTEADING
In recent years it seems as if more and more people are wanting to know about the foods they are eating and the chemicals they are unknowingly bringing into their homes. I know…
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“SPRING WATER TASTES BEST”
The Prophet Joseph Smith taught “spring water tastes best from the mountain” (Joseph Smith, History of the Church, 5:85-86)as he spoke about the future of the saints going to the Rocky Mountains in Utah. This has…
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EVERY LIFE MATTERS
Now that we were all settled in with having chickens it was time to move on to preparing for the rabbits. Our main reasoning for rabbits (for now), is a novelty for the…
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WHY WE DON’T SIT WITH THE CHICKENS
I wanted to give my children (even tho they have mostly grown) an experience that they didn’t receive in the first half of their lives living in a city. I also wanted a…
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THE ROOSTER: MR. Darcy
Living in our backyard homestead is a rooster named “Mr. Darcy”. The name was selected by my girls who love Jane Austen. In fact, many of the animals you will find here are…
