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Farm hunting and changing seasons
Wow, it is hard to keep up with a blog. It’s not as if things aren’t happening, or I don’t have things I want to say, but sometimes everything is just moving so quickly it feels like there isn’t time to reflect on anything. Jeremy and I are in the throes of farm-hunting. Throes is…
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What is my why
In a lot of the farm business planning workbooks and guides, they talk about identifying your *why* of farming. It has been a really helpful exercise to think through that, and also what my ideal looks like. Why do I want to farm? What does my ideal look like? I know this will keep evolving,…
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Nutiden Plans
So, I have a TON of Nutiden. And it is becoming a bit of a problem because it is growing out of its storage place (my second closet, which will eventually need to be repurposed as Jeremy’s closet…). However, that didn’t stop me from purchasing almost all the colors in their latest update. BUT, in…
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Loom Restoration – Round #1
Over the weekend, Jeremy and I started the more involved parts of refurbishing the Macomber. I had already wiped down the wood with Murphy’s Wood Soap (based on other online recommendations), so the next step was to start de-rusting. We used both liquid and gel Evapo-rust. We found that the gel worked really well, but…
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Stash reflections and 2025 intentions
I’ve been going through my (too big for my apartment) yarn and fiber stash. I often feel overwhelmed by it, but still find myself buying new yarns and fibers. A goal for me this year is to use up a large portion of it. I’m still trying to figure out exactly what that amount looks…
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Project updates – Dec 2024
I hadn’t finished any projects for a while, but I’m slowly starting to complete things. I’ve been prioritizing both a) using things from my stash; and b) making sweaters that I can incorporate more into my daily wear. For the latter, it has led to me either redoing parts of sweaters, or working on things…
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Whole Roast Chicken + Videography
Yesterday, Jeremy and I cooked one of the roast chicken recipes from the new Julius Roberts cookbook. We’ve tried cooking a whole chicken before and it didn’t turn out great (the infamous Jamie Oliver Milk Chicken – disgusting. I’m pretty sure Jamie Oliver doesn’t know how to cook). But this recipe was simple and delicious. Neither…
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Next steps
With the election results in, I am thinking a lot about what I can contribute that is meaningful and fulfilling. I am not destined to be a large organizer/leader, but I think I can contribute in other ways. I don’t have a lot of fully formed thoughts now, but the thing that pulls at me…
