California Bred | Colorado Led
Where it all began...15 years, so many moves, so many babies, so many unforgettable moments. When I look at you and see the grey hairs in your beard, I can’t help but smile because it means we’re growing old together! Thanks for the journey. Now tonight let's throw on our swimsuits, order take out, make [...]
When we moved from our home in California, what we lost in square footage we gained in acreage! Because our garage had become kind of a storage unit of sorts, Johnny decided he wanted to get some shipping containers. We learned after our first glorious summer of thunderstorms that Colorado loves surprise hail storms. The [...]
As I recently told a friend, "I don't like cats and I am not really an animal person." Correction: I didn't like cats and I wasn't really an animal person. In October we caved and got a cat to take care of the mouse problem. Fast forward six months and we now have two cats, [...]
Can you be overwhelmed with peace? Like, is that a thing? There’s something about living in the forest that erases the stresses of the world and promotes peace. Birds chirping in the cool breeze, warm sun peeking through the ponderosas, maybe a fancy cocktail on the porch while the kids ride bikes and we all [...]
Yesterday was a big day. A few neighbors decided to go in on an order from an online hatchery (who "guarantees" female hens, so stay tuned for that one!) Anyway, we decided to start our little homestead with the gateway farm animal: Chickens! Ten of them! They were shipped on Monday with a estimated delivery [...]
These guys decided 65° means it's hot enough to build a pool. Hey, everyone’s healthy and happy, so even though our internet pooped out halfway through the school day, I’d call Tuesday a success. It is Tuesday, right?
The kids made some props for our home church service this morning. Hosanna!
We saw his cute little face online and had to adopt him into our family. Technically he's Lincoln and Boone's cat but I suggested the named they chose. Actually it was supposed to be "Louis" but that was too pretentious so we will spell it "Louie." Quarantining just got a whole lot cuter. This six [...]
Monday, Day 1: By the end of the first 24 hours of quarantine, Dixie's already raided my closet multiple times, done up her makeup and put on a fashion show. She kept asking, "When I grow up, and I'm like 16, can I borrow this?" She thinks I should wear the pink shoes in Hawaii [...]
Day one of "social distancing COVID homeschool" got off to a shaky start. Four different grades, two different schools and eight different teachers sending us instructions on e-learning has me a wee bit overwhelmed. Here in the Forest, we have really crappy internet so who knows how this’ll go. But everything is gonna be okay [...]
Phoebe Gillespie 