A day in the life

It was a long day today. I found a fallen limb and dragged it up to the house to cut into lengths to burn for heat. I replaced a firebrick in my wood stove and I closed up both coops after the chickens got a chance to forage. They like fending for themselves as do I. My zucchini plants continue to yield and my sugar pumpkins are ripening. I boiled and froze 15 pounds of potatoes today...preparing for the frigid winter ahead. Three roosters will go to freezer camp as soon as I can get to them. I do not enjoy taking a life but when I decided to live this lifestyle, I accepted it was part of it. The last mowing of grass for 2014 was done today and tomorrow is the final hedging. When i was mowing, I was hit by a sudden and intense sense of gratitude for my little homestead. Many homesteads are vast but mine is just a couple of acres,small but it is beautiful...my sanctuary and my dream.