Small Homestead

Happy Easter!

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Ok, I love the snow but snow and 10 degrees is just cold especially before the sun has really come up.   It was a brisk 10 degrees this morning when I went out to the furnace.  By my standards, anything under 20 is just too cold to deal with before I have had my coffee [...]

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Carnival of Homesteading

A major snowfall has swept over the east coast.  It’s caused travel problems and power outages from the deep South to Northern New England.  It is not too bad here on our small homestead.  We only got about 4 inches of snow.  Just enough to be pretty without having to worry about it [...]

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Today was a warm winter day with temperatures in the upper 60s.  Unusual for mid February but a welcome relief after the single digits of January.  Somehow Randy and I ended up outside burning brush.  It started as a small project to reclaim a fence line in the backyard and ended up as a multiple [...]

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Greenwood Aspen Wood Furnace

With the coldest months upon us, I thought I would touch on how we heat the house.    High fuel and electric prices are making the winter months a challenge to almost every budget but ours.  I am happy to turn on the heat because it not only provides free heat but also [...]

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