by Texas Homesteader ~
As I’m out feeding the animals I’m blessed with the beauty of a full moon rising at dusk.
~TxH~
Wordless Wednesday: Silently The Moon Rises
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Wordless Wednesday: Icy Beauty
by Texas Homesteader ~
The ice is damaging, but can be beautiful as well…
~TxH~
Tips For Making A Small Christmas Tree Beautiful & Meaningful
by Texas Homesteader ~
Whether you live in a tiny home or RV, or you just want to scale down holiday decorations, a small Christmas tree can be beautiful, meaningful & sentimental.
Come see how we really made our small tree shine!
We’ll Get To It When We Get To It…
by Texas Homesteader ~
Recently North Texas was hit with a powerful icy winter storm. Our area was hit especially hard. The ice built up so heavily on every outside surface that many large tree limbs were sent crashing under their icy weight. Even entire large trees were laid over, massive root ball and all. And any trees that were left standing are severely damaged.
The devastation was pretty harsh but thankfully it was also relatively localized. The town just 8 miles from us had little to no ice on the road 24 hours later. Although there was some ice on the trees in this nearby town & I’m sure some light power outages as well, they were back to business as usual pretty quickly.
Hope For the Best, Prepare For The Worst
by Texas Homesteader
The weathermen predicted there would be a winter storm hit our part of Northeast Texas, and they even predicted it would include hazardous ice accumulations in our area. But you know how weathermen are, they ALWAYS predict it’s going to be disastrous.
My motto is: hope for the best but prepare for the worst.
RancherMan & I spent the days preceding this winter storm making sure the animals were properly cared for.
We set out fresh rolls of hay in all of the paddocks, even the vacant ones in the event they would be needed.
And we made sure the goats also had plenty of fresh hay & even packed soft hay into their shelter as well to give them a warm place to sleep.
We filled a secondary large feed bucket with fresh hay & stored it in the feed shed so we could easily top off the goats’ hay if the wintry weather lasted longer than expected.
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How To Reduce or Eliminate Gift-Wrap Waste This Christmas
by Texas Homesteader ~
Years ago I started exploring a more eco-friendly way wrap gifts. You know, one where we could still enjoy the festivity and fun colors but could also be easier on the environment (and our budget!)
Every household is different but here’s what we do. It works beautifully for us.
Wordless Wednesday: Icy Morning
by Texas Homesteader ~
Cold beauty in Northeast Texas…
~TxH~
Starting The Garden Early With My Indoor Greenhouse Setup
by Texas Homesteader ~
I like to use heirloom seeds for my veggie garden. But I still want to have seedling plants to actually place in the soil in the spring. What’s an enterprising country gal to do?
I bring out my “indoor greenhouse kit“. This kit is contains everything I need to get a jump start on the growing season… INSIDE!
