by April | Last Updated: Jan 17, 2021 | Animals, Chickens, Poultry, Rabbits, Sheep, Turkeys
I love my animals! Love them, except in winter, when I don’t. Then they go from movie star status to unsightly object on the bottom of my shoe type of admiration. Through no fault of their own of course. They are just as quirky and wonderful as they were in the...
by April | Last Updated: Dec 8, 2023 | Canning & Pickling, Chickens, Daily Life, Gardening
So you’re interested in homesteading. But where do you start? Should you buy some land, buy a cow, start a farmstand, build a barn, plant a field of corn; there are too many choices, help! Calm, the key is starting small and then building up as you have time,...
by April | Last Updated: Oct 17, 2020 | Daily Life
Fairbanks does not follow the ‘classic’ seasons of winter, spring, summer, and fall. These seasons are a myth, an idea, a dream. There are six real seasons in Fairbanks as follows: Breakup, Greenup, Mosquito Season, August (the Rainy Month), September (the...
by April | Last Updated: Sep 3, 2020 | Daily Life
Living in Alaska makes me really appreciate the little things in life. I don’t take anything for granted. For example, I can’t assume that the package I ordered will show up intact or even show up at all. Or that I will always have plumbing or that a bear...
by April | Last Updated: Jun 13, 2020 | Daily Life
Alaska is known for many things; big mammals, lots of space, and oil drilling among other things. But Alaska is also famous for its mosquitoes. From June 1st through the end of July it’s mosquito season, and it can be downright nasty and sometimes hard to...
by April | Last Updated: Mar 19, 2020 | Daily Life
Unfortunately for my family and me, I did not hoard toilet paper. So as my dwindling supply of toilet paper runs out I’ve been brainstorming some alternatives for my family. And since I can’t help you in any other way like telling you how to make your own...
