Keena sought my help in getting rid of wasps that were nesting near a door. I think I said something like "nah, they won't bother you." A few days later I walked up to that door and immediately got stung in the back of the neck. The next day I got stung on the side of the head and a few days later I was stung between my eyebrows.
Caleb recently harvested three gallons of honey from one of his older Italian colonies. It's some of the best honey I've ever tasted (there are no commercial growers around so these bees have not been exposed to any herbicides or pesticides). Pretty impressive for an "un-socialized" homeschooler.
In addition to a great meal, these guys could also be good pets, they act a little like puppies.
Girl power making apple cider. Trins and Liberty are working the grinder while Keena is working the press. This was at the home of some wonderful friends who have significantly more homesteading wisdom than us.
Here is a better pic of the press side. The cider pours out the bottom into the stainless steel milking bucket. Sammy's bugging Liberty because he probably needs a refill. It was delicious, no pasteurization necessary.
We recently helped our friends move into their nicely situated new farm, the sky seems bigger out there and the truck looks like it belonged in the country so I took a pic.
This is a new project. I'm dismantling this barn to reuse the materials for building a different structure.
The nice thing about homeschooling in a big family is that you can go back - waaay back and review things you may have missed.
This isn't some feral kid that just ran out of the wood line, it's just another thing that's different about living in the country. There is no HOA to keep you from running around "ne
ked," not even your mama can stop you.
Here is a better pic of the press side. The cider pours out the bottom into the stainless steel milking bucket. Sammy's bugging Liberty because he probably needs a refill. It was delicious, no pasteurization necessary.
We recently helped our friends move into their nicely situated new farm, the sky seems bigger out there and the truck looks like it belonged in the country so I took a pic.
This is a new project. I'm dismantling this barn to reuse the materials for building a different structure.
The nice thing about homeschooling in a big family is that you can go back - waaay back and review things you may have missed.
This isn't some feral kid that just ran out of the wood line, it's just another thing that's different about living in the country. There is no HOA to keep you from running around "ne ked," not even your mama can stop you.