Have you ever utterly wept over a small insect you held in your fingers? Have you ever stood over a huge pot of boiling water on an
Category: Homesteading challenges
Worshiping while watering
Today I watered my garden and felt guilty about it. Guilty for several reasons; water here is very precious right now and water here is
The Holidays and what that means here
Here on the African Homestead, Holidays are work. Everything about having a Holiday here is work, even getting into the mood of Christmas is at
Homestead Happenings – 3 weeks of being sick, 1 week recovered
I was sick for almost three weeks with a parasitic infection of amoebas that causes nausea, dizziness, and headaches when you are standing. When you are laying down
Canning with Coal
Canning is supposed to be a money-saver, along with being a time-saver, but when you have a gas stove where you have to fly the
Longing for the ‘Land of Easy’
Sometimes, I just want to live in America again; actually most of the time lately I’ve been longing to live again in the ‘Land of
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