The Senesac Family Homestead
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| Blog Name: | The Senesac Family Homestead |
| Url: | http://senesacfamilyhomestead.blogspot.com/ |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | Homesteading, Sustainable Living, Vermont |
| Description: | My husband and I recently bought our first home located on a few acres in Johnson, VT. We live here with our two dogs: Shyla and Ollie, two cats: Elvis and Atticus, two Nigerian Dwarf goats: May and Chutney, and twelve laying hens- our 15 broilers have recently been relocated to the chest freezer. We're slowly updating our 1850's farmhouse while steadily working towards a healthy, meaningful, self-sufficient life together. This blog details our endeavors along with our successes and failures- all in good fun. Thanks for stopping by, hope to see you again soon! |
| Popularity: | 9 Followers |
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Not everything is as easy as you hope it will be.
Well, we were bound to run into a little trouble with our house at some point.We decided to tackle the last two windows this weekend. We started out on Saturday with
Well, we were bound to run into a little trouble with our house at some point.We decided to tackle the last two windows this weekend. We started out on Saturday with
A warm-day project
We've been having an interesting warm spell the past week or so, temperatures have been hovering around the 50s. So on Sunday we decided to tackle our window project.As you may well know, our house was built in the 1850's. So our house has old blown-in insulation (read: NO insulation) and single-pane windows (most of which are cracked/broken). We were lucky in that all of the windows in
We've been having an interesting warm spell the past week or so, temperatures have been hovering around the 50s. So on Sunday we decided to tackle our window project.As you may well know, our house was built in the 1850's. So our house has old blown-in insulation (read: NO insulation) and single-pane windows (most of which are cracked/broken). We were lucky in that all of the windows in
Let there be light!
We had a wonderful bit of luck this past weekend. Saturday was overcast and cool but at least it didn't rain, and Sunday was absolutely amazing; sunny and warm. We took our good fortune as permission to get going on the major project we needed to get done before winter- running electricity to the barn.We'd been trucking out there after dusk to feed the critters in the dark- half the time to find the chickens already roosting for the night, not willing to descend for their dinner. We try to catch them before they head off to "bed" but with the time change it is getting increasingly difficult to manage. On top of this we are always worrying about frozen wat
We had a wonderful bit of luck this past weekend. Saturday was overcast and cool but at least it didn't rain, and Sunday was absolutely amazing; sunny and warm. We took our good fortune as permission to get going on the major project we needed to get done before winter- running electricity to the barn.We'd been trucking out there after dusk to feed the critters in the dark- half the time to find the chickens already roosting for the night, not willing to descend for their dinner. We try to catch them before they head off to "bed" but with the time change it is getting increasingly difficult to manage. On top of this we are always worrying about frozen wat
Apples apples everywhere but not a drop to drink...oh wait...
What a gorgeous weekend!!! We had a nice little heatwave on Saturday and I spent the whole day clad in a tee-shirt and burying our new in-ground dog fence with Kyle. We learned in the past that it was not wise to leave it above ground for very long so we were extra excited when we got it finished an
What a gorgeous weekend!!! We had a nice little heatwave on Saturday and I spent the whole day clad in a tee-shirt and burying our new in-ground dog fence with Kyle. We learned in the past that it was not wise to leave it above ground for very long so we were extra excited when we got it finished an
What Came First: The Apple or the Seed?
Fall is the very best time to buy trees. Not only is the weather alot easier on the newly-planted, but most nurseries have amazing deals to try to clear out as much as possible to make room for next year's inventory. So Sunday we took a drive to Elmore Roots Nursery who was advertising $20 trees and $10 shrubs. These guys have been around for 30 years and trust me, if it can grow in Elmore its got to be hearty.We packed the fifteen trees and three grape vines into the back of the pickup, covered them with a tarp, and headed to Stowe for an early birthday party for my friend, Ali. Kyle and I planned a vacation day
Fall is the very best time to buy trees. Not only is the weather alot easier on the newly-planted, but most nurseries have amazing deals to try to clear out as much as possible to make room for next year's inventory. So Sunday we took a drive to Elmore Roots Nursery who was advertising $20 trees and $10 shrubs. These guys have been around for 30 years and trust me, if it can grow in Elmore its got to be hearty.We packed the fifteen trees and three grape vines into the back of the pickup, covered them with a tarp, and headed to Stowe for an early birthday party for my friend, Ali. Kyle and I planned a vacation day
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