Category Archives: geese

I announce plans to publish a follow-up post, and last night my internet was out. The joys of country living …  ;) A bit too late tonight to finish – 1am now. I’m supposed to be heading to CANTON First Monday … Continue reading →

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Inspired Ink | Leave a comment

Readers have spoken

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Inspired Ink

Well, I must say, the title of my last post mocks me. It’s been over a month since I actually published a post. It’s not really procrastination though. I’ve actually WRITTEN a lot of posts, but – mostly due to … Continue reading →

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Homestead finances – making money on a small farm – animal housing

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Inspired Ink

The first topic I’m going to talk about is animal housing, and try to share some ways to save money on building housing, pens, cages, and fencing. For many people this will be one of the major expenses of setting … Continue reading →

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I’m back … :)

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Inspired Ink

Actually, I’ve been here (on the homestead) the whole time, but have had a lot going on. A severely infected abscessed  tooth put me almost out of commission for a month. I’ve had abscesses before, but this was a doozy! … Continue reading →

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Of gardens and houseplants … and spring cleaning!

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Inspired Ink

Between spring cleaning, gardening, and everything else … things are coming along. Today saw a fence built around the main garden for the first time. My current crop of geese were not raised being trained as weeders, due to the … Continue reading →

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Flooding on the Homestead

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Inspired Ink

Flooding — never fun. Unless of course you’re a duck. And when I woke up this morning on the homestead and looked outside, my eyes were met with a sight that it took me a few minutes to comprehend. My … Continue reading →

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Missing goose …

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Inspired Ink

Today was a sad day on the homestead. I woke up to discover that the Toulouse goose is missing. Some predator must have gotten her last night. That is surprising, because it was raining, and I never heard a thing. … Continue reading →

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The trials of homesteading

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Inspired Ink

There are many. Of course they are offset by the joys as well, and I don’t mean this as a complaint post. Just a bit of a real-life “this is what it’s all about” kind of post. So if you … Continue reading →

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