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That 1870's Homestead Putting the "Farm" back into our old 1870's Farmhouse ♥
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I'm so ready for summer to be done. Tomorrow is supposed to be even hotter 😔🌞
09/01/2026

I'm so ready for summer to be done. Tomorrow is supposed to be even hotter 😔🌞

If you've thought about getting a GreenStalk garden planter, now may be the right time to pull the trigger. Labor Day s...
09/01/2026

If you've thought about getting a GreenStalk garden planter, now may be the right time to pull the trigger. Labor Day sale means 20% everything, and they've got a brand new color out today! I'll leave the details in the comments below ♥💚

Dearest Gentle Reader,It has come to the attention of this humble author that a certain recipe has caused quite the stir...
08/31/2026

Dearest Gentle Reader,
It has come to the attention of this humble author that a certain recipe has caused quite the stir amongst the good people.
For years, followers have pleaded, begged, cajoled, and—on occasion—practically demanded that the written recipe for the famous spaghetti sauce be revealed.
And yet, despite the relentless inquiries, this most coveted recipe has remained only spoken, secretly shared in writing only amongst a noble few, guarded with the same secrecy one might reserve for a most compromising letter.
Until today.
Yes, dear reader.
The recipe is finally being shared.
After countless jars, many a simmering pot, and enough sauce to make even the most discerning connoisseur raise an approving eyebrow, we have decided that the time has come to release our most requested recipe into society.
Whether you have been patiently awaiting this day or have only recently discovered this decadent delight that has caused such a commotion, you may now claim the recipe for yourself.
We shall leave it to you to decide whether it is worthy of all the fuss. Though this author would be most interested to hear how many jars you put up.
And should you find yourself standing over a bubbling pot, tasting “just one more spoonful” for quality control, remember:
A proper lady or gentleman never admits how much sauce was consumed before it ever reached the jar.
Yours in culinary scandal,
Lady Whistledown
—A special publication for That 1870s Homestead

We wrapped up our trip by heading up to the North Entrance of Yellowstone from Madison Campground. Stopped by several s...
08/27/2026

We wrapped up our trip by heading up to the North Entrance of Yellowstone from Madison Campground. Stopped by several sights along the way, and even rolled up on a line of cars who were all stopped to see a Black Bear - but by the time we arrived the bear had laid down and we couldn't see it anymore. We then moved up through Paradise Valley, stopping to camp our last night at Mallards Rest Campground - right on the Yellowstone river ♥ We fished, looked at more rocks, and finally didn't freeze our butts off trying to sleep thanks to the lower elevation 😁 The final day, we headed back to Bozeman, took a shower at PF, went and rode through some pretty epic Montana ranch lands, turned in our rental Jeep, and headed for the airport. It was a trip we'll remember forever.

We changed plans for Yellowstone day #2 and canceled our second day reservation at Grant Village. We moved up to the M...
08/25/2026

We changed plans for Yellowstone day #2 and canceled our second day reservation at Grant Village. We moved up to the Madison campground and explored new things along the way. The Madison River itself is absolutely stunning. We saw some more elk and a gray fox. We also headed west out the park entrance into the little town of West Yellowstone. It's pretty touristy, but we found a really good spot for dinner and enjoyed our last nice meal of the trip. It's been an absolute blast on this trip together, we've learned our system pretty well now. We know what works and what doesn't work and what we would change if we did this all over again. Will be sure to share that with you guys pretty soon.
It's just past 5:00 p.m. here in Montana, so it's almost dinner time. Rachel has been down on the banks of the Yellowstone River for the last two plus hours collecting rocks. I think I'm going to have a hard time bringing that girl home with me ❤️

We visited Yellowstone about 14 years ago with our kids. It was an "on the way home" let's drive through kind of visit....
08/24/2026

We visited Yellowstone about 14 years ago with our kids. It was an "on the way home" let's drive through kind of visit. We saw the most popular things, like Faithful and Prismatic, and then we just kept driving.
This trip was more intentional, and we're staying away from things we've already seen. We drove from the northeast entrance, all the way down to Grant Village and camped last night. The canyons, rivers, prairies, mountains, bison, elk, big horns, all left us in awe. Our hearts were overflowing in tears.
But still, no bears 🐻🫩, though we keep looking.
Here's a photo dump from yesterday ❤️ Todd & Rachel

Today was epic ✌️ I don't have the right words yet - so we'll post about today tomorrow morning 🌞❤️
08/24/2026

Today was epic ✌️ I don't have the right words yet - so we'll post about today tomorrow morning 🌞❤️

We conquered Beartooth Pass today 💪 Started out at camp near Rock Creek with some fly fishing and rock hunting. Then we ...
08/23/2026

We conquered Beartooth Pass today 💪 Started out at camp near Rock Creek with some fly fishing and rock hunting. Then we made our way all the way up and over to Cooke City. We must have stopped a dozen times along the way at various overlooks and turnouts. Had some late lunch in Cooke, stocked up on supplies and then headed back the way we came to find camp for the night on the Yellowstone River. Not sure what tomorrow holds yet, we really went into this not much of an agenda - on purpose ❤️

We spent 3 days visiting Rachel's daddy in Billings Montana. It may likely be the last chance we have to spend time wit...
08/22/2026

We spent 3 days visiting Rachel's daddy in Billings Montana. It may likely be the last chance we have to spend time with him 🥺 so leaving was very difficult to say the least. The second half of this trip was to explore some of the places he loved here, in this area. So we pointed our rental Jeep south and headed to Red Lodge. We spent some time browsing the local shops, and stopped by a pub for a drink and some easy dinner, and then headed south again towards Beartooth Pass. We just wild-camped last night, as most of the campgrounds were full, and we didn't want to spend hours looking. Setting up camp was pretty easy, about 30 feet from Rock Creek. We sat by the river for a long time, talking and looking for rocks 😄
It got pretty chilly last night, and tonight we're planning to camp at about 10k feet, so we'll see how that goes 😬 This place is beautiful, oh my ❤️

We made it to Montana with our goal of spending time with Rachel's daddy ❤️ Being divided by the majority of the contine...
08/21/2026

We made it to Montana with our goal of spending time with Rachel's daddy ❤️ Being divided by the majority of the continent, visits are very far a few between and become more precious with the time given. We're in the Billings area for now, and in a few days we'll take our rental Jeep and head for the mountains to do some exploring while we're here.

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