tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post5270825533620352211..comments2023-11-05T05:27:55.905-06:00Comments on A Homesteading Neophyte: Our first year.Phelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-35006521292558344732014-11-03T15:46:56.967-06:002014-11-03T15:46:56.967-06:00From one first year neophyte to another - the joy ...From one first year neophyte to another - the joy will come. I endured my first year in a brutal winter too and I've never longed for Spring so much, but when it came there was still so much that wasn't the way I'd hoped it would be by that time. <br /><br />Halfway through Summer the fear of next Winter is rushing up on us but then there's that little spark of hope that things are coming together. The chickens start giving eggs, the goats start giving milk (that we can actually get from them) and it steadily becomes clear that, though it might be a slower process than we'd hoped - the good things are on their way. <br /><br />Never give up - just the chance and the courage to do it is a gift from God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-87603274150158275532014-09-05T06:58:03.927-05:002014-09-05T06:58:03.927-05:00Thanks for sharing honestly. Its not an easy life...Thanks for sharing honestly. Its not an easy life but it is rewarding and your struggles will pay off time and time again. Best of luck.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09664668751223415145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-62829148243310099902014-09-03T04:08:44.130-05:002014-09-03T04:08:44.130-05:00Sweet Sandy above is so right. listen to her uplif...Sweet Sandy above is so right. listen to her uplifting message and know that good things are just around the corner - gurl, you are right at the tipping point!<br />if it helps at all - i don't even remember our first 6 months here and the next 6 months after that are pretty hazy in my memory. it takes a lot out of a person to move to the middle of nowhere, try to build up a house and garden and a shop and that is hard on a person who hasn't just been in a terrible motorcycle accident!<br /><br />you have the cutest accent on the planet and i thank you so much for being there over the years. if it wasn't for your leading the way, we never would be where we are. which as you know is in a piece of crap cottage in the middle of nowhere that shakes when it's windy, and it's always windy - and living our dream - bahahahah!<br /><br />i love you so much and send so much love to you and yours. it's gonna get better honey - you just wait and see.<br /><br />your friend,<br />kymberkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-79650867646985420842014-09-02T21:50:47.781-05:002014-09-02T21:50:47.781-05:00I didn't realize you had gone without food las...I didn't realize you had gone without food last winter. Things will surely get better now. Your garden looks great, and you all are gradually making your home on your land.<br />(((Hugs))) to all of you!FancyHorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17597963447367752342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-5052628342349746102014-09-02T16:06:56.100-05:002014-09-02T16:06:56.100-05:00You have done so much and endured so much. Very fe...You have done so much and endured so much. Very few really know how hard it is to carve out a home on raw land. When I was a teen where we homesteads(although it was never called that lol) We would have to park way at the "top " of the road in snow, rain or ice. What a haul it was on foot, because it was just as slippery by foot!<br />Be proud of yourselves, you have picked a hard but honorable road, and things are looking up.<br />Hugslongtime wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943663153016717921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-86239804725380032912014-09-02T12:33:10.933-05:002014-09-02T12:33:10.933-05:00Phelan,
It's hard to believe a year has gone ...Phelan,<br /><br />It's hard to believe a year has gone by already.<br /><br />You have tackled many hurdles to work the land you're living on. Remember, this land wasn't really lived on prior to your family moving there. Slowly but surely, the place is starting to form into the homestead you want it to be. <br /><br />Your garden is beautiful, providing delicious food to eat and can. You have a shop, and hubby is working another job at the same time. Every day is one step closure to your dreams coming true. <br /><br />Hugs to you and yours,<br />Sandy<br /><br /><br /><br />Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.com