homesteading

Apr
11
Two young white lambs on green grass with a blurry rural background.

First Quarter: Toward the pastoral, with difficulty

Hello. It's Friday, and around this latitude, a traditional marker of early spring is generally drawing to a
10 min read
Jan
10
Black and white photo of a wall-mounted sundial, hours marked with Roman numerals. Top text reads "as a shadow such is life."

First Quarter: Living by the Sun

Hello. It's Friday, and although it's several weeks past the solstice I still don't
13 min read
Aug
16
A log cabin with a brick chimney and steel roof. It's surrounded by conifers and mossy ground.

First Quarter: A short(?) manifesto on survivalism

Hello. It's Friday, and I'm expecting company so I will keep this brief — at least by
12 min read
Jul
28
A tiny goblin-like entity is sweeping a stone floor with a broom much larger than itself.

First Quarter: Sacred domesticity (a deeper delving)

Hello. It's Friday. The past couple of weeks have been hard for me but I hope they'
16 min read
Mar
31
Dark purple violets with green, curling, wedgelike leaves, surrounded by lighter purple phlox blosso

First Quarter: Choosing spring seeds

It's Friday. Hello. This week, I think more than I've really yet achieved here, I have
15 min read
Mar
03
A map displaying fields for spring planting, autumn planting, laying fallow, common pasture, meadow, and woodland.

First Quarter: The homestead & the commune

Hello. It's Friday. I had a fairly terrible start to this week, but it took several upturns yesterday,
22 min read