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We are doing a hosta check this morning at Pate Place! These blooms take FOREVER to open, but just look at that gorgeous...
06/15/2025

We are doing a hosta check this morning at Pate Place!

These blooms take FOREVER to open, but just look at that gorgeous purple color. Our newest hosta nearly nearly has that first beautiful bloom!

Our older hosta, planted last year, is boasting three blooms. I think last year they were purple, but honestly I don’t remember. I guess we shall see.

I love how this little shade garden is coming along. 💚

06/15/2025

Unpopular opinion :
Let your kids get bored.
Let them wander.
Let them dig in the dirt and figure it out.

You don’t need to be their constant source of entertainment.
You don’t need a Pinterest plan for every hour.
You don’t need to fill their day with screens and stimulation.

Let them get bored.
Because that’s when the magic happens.

That’s when they build forts out of scrap wood.
That’s when they turn sticks into swords and mud into pies.
That’s when they become resourceful.
Creative.
Independent.
Grounded.

Boredom is not a problem.
It’s a portal.
To imagination. To resilience. To childhood.

You’re not doing it wrong by giving them space.
You’re raising kids who don’t need constant noise to feel full.
You’re raising kids who know how to be content without a screen in their face or a schedule in their hand.

That’s not lazy.
That’s powerful.

You’re not failing them by giving them space —
you’re giving them a gift most kids don’t get enough of anymore. 🤍

06/15/2025

Happy Father’s Day to all the amazing dads out there!
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Happy Father’s Day to the most amazing father, grandfather, and great-grandfather I know.Papa has provided for our famil...
06/15/2025

Happy Father’s Day to the most amazing father, grandfather, and great-grandfather I know.

Papa has provided for our family for decades now. He has been a strong man and a wonderful father.

When I needed a father figure, he stepped into that role with gusto. He took me fishing, showed me farming, and gave me goats as playmates. He is hands-down the reason I am so in love with homesteading today.

It’s the same with my boys, his great-grandsons. Every morning, my eldest says “I need papa.” We go downstairs and immediately fix that problem. The minute papa sees Will, he shouts “hey there, Willy!” and the playing commences. My youngest just sits in his walker and stares adoringly at papa. The love between these three cannot be counted. He is once again being the ideal father figure.

We are blessed to have you papa. Happy Father’s Day ❤️❤️❤️

06/15/2025

POV: you're homesteading in the south right now

06/15/2025

Plant milkweed to help counter the increasing threats to the Monarch butterfly. Monarchs lay their eggs exclusively on plants in the Asclepias genus, otherwise known as milkweeds. Milkweed is a critical food source for Monarch butterflies!
They can not survive without milkweed!

Great idea for our chickens!
06/15/2025

Great idea for our chickens!

06/14/2025

What food scraps can you safely feed your chickens?

Idk about you, but my rule of thumb is anything my toddlers didn't finish at a meal. Don't overcomplicate it. 😂

06/14/2025

Happy Homesteading. 🤎

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