Choosing Grain
I’ve officially become that person—the one who talks about grains like other people talk about wine. “Oh yes, this loaf has a bold aroma with a hint of nuttiness,” I say, pretending I didn’t just spill flour all over the floor. But grinding my own flour has turned into this oddly satisfying ritual, and I’ve […]
Garden Soil
If you’ve ever wanted a garden that basically grows itself while you sip iced coffee and pretend you’re doing something productive, you need to watch the Back to Eden documentary. I watched it one night when I couldn’t sleep, and by the end, I was ready to cover my entire yard in wood chips like […]
Wood Burning Cook Stove
There’s something about that first morning chill in Homestead that makes me pull out my fuzzy socks and start hinting to Josh that it’s time to light the wood-burning stove. He pretends he doesn’t hear me. Then Ethan chimes in with, “Can we roast marshmallows again?” and suddenly it’s a family project, which means twice […]
Mini Hothouse
So there’s this spot in the yard that just kept nagging at me, you know the one. Weeds, random buckets, a shovel that’s been leaning against the fence since… well, longer than I care to admit. Josh looked at it one day and decided it would be the perfect place to put up a mini […]