by Jessica | Last Updated: Jul 1, 2020 | Daily Life, DIY Homesteading
Cleaning is a chore that never goes away, especially on the homestead. My kitchen takes a hit from so much food preparation, my bathrooms from my children and husband (Sorry Greg, I am blaming you too) floors from an old dog that sleeps in the corner. When my children...
by April | Last Updated: Jul 1, 2020 | DIY Homesteading
Our homestead in Fairbanks is on top of a north facing ridge surrounded by black spruce trees. Black spruce trees just happen to be very flammable, catching fire easily and burning fast and hot, and wildfires have the nasty habit of burning uphill. When we moved into...
by April | Last Updated: Jun 20, 2018 | Daily Life
June in Fairbanks is a juxtaposition of sensations. On one hand, it is warm, sunny, green, light, growing, alive with birds, animals, life, all the things you missed during a winter in Fairbanks that lasted almost 7 months. On the other hand, it is prime mosquito...
by Jessica | Last Updated: Jul 1, 2020 | Daily Life, DIY Homesteading
I have been many things in this world, and often they were challenging and gratifying, but one of my favorites was being a bookstore owner. My husband and I bought the bookstore after he retired from his military career. I had always dreamed of owning a bookstore but...
by April | Last Updated: Jun 13, 2018 | Daily Life
I’ve lived in my current house for almost 6 years now. From the ages of 17- 31, before we bought our current homestead, I moved 23 times for work, school, and jobs. Twenty-three times! And that’s just what I remember. That’s essentially moving every...
by April | Last Updated: Jul 1, 2020 | Baking, Cooking, Our Kitchen
Growing a garden in Fairbanks is challenging at best with a very short growing season of just 60 days guaranteed frost free. The silver lining of growing this far north is the 24 hours of sun for two months. I do not possess the natural green thumb of my sister...
