Give Me Thistles!
The Rehomesteaders
June 3, 2013
When we moved into our humble abode in Iowa, we had three acres of waist-high bull thistles to take care
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Homesteading
The Front
The Rehomesteaders
May 30, 2013
Our humble abode. In case you’re wondering what the front of our house looks like, here you go. Weird, yes
Indiana Mud
The Rehomesteaders
May 29, 2013
While reading a biography of Abraham Lincoln, I discovered the martyred president and our family have something in common: Indiana
Fencing
The Rehomesteaders
April 30, 2013
Happiness to a horse is green grass. One of the first projects we started working on upon moving to our
Stoney’s Birthday Party
The Rehomesteaders
April 29, 2013
Our big gelding turned eighteen today. Stoney’s birthday party was rather mild, with rolled oats, molasses, carrots, plenty of green
Bee Buffet
The Rehomesteaders
April 26, 2013
The flowers are out in full bloom… …and good thing too. The bees are enjoying a bee buffet… …which means
Patience Is…
The Rehomesteaders
April 25, 2013
Patience is walking a horse back to the paddock, only to be yanked to a stop every two feed while
Travel Companions
The Rehomesteaders
April 23, 2013
Jack and the girls make awesome travel companions. They slept at least six hours of our ten hour trip back
Like A Farm
The Rehomesteaders
April 21, 2013
A family wedding brought us back to Nebraska for an extended weekend. Usually, I devoted at least some of the
What Grazers Do Best
The Rehomesteaders
April 14, 2013
Like Iowa, Indiana has no trouble growing grass. That is fortunate for people who love to mow and animals that
How Do They Like It?
The Rehomesteaders
April 7, 2013
Yesterday, we made a mad dash to bring the horses home. We had worked long and hard all week, setting
Nothing Nice
The Rehomesteaders
April 2, 2013
Our neighbor tells us this was a mud wallow for pigs a few years back. That explains a lot. It
