CotC Episode 29- Homestead Happenings 7

 

Chickens

-extended chicken run

- 3 get out, one lays an egg in the blueberry bush

- selling eggs to 2 individuals per week

-Set up automatic Watering system

-one Roo with missing feathers on his neck

 

Worms

-Alive and well

 

House

-trimmed oak trees out of some of the blueberry bushes

-trimmed camellia bush off the house

 

Family

-Everyone got terrible pink eye

- Then all kids got a cold

Jo turned 5

Caspar turned 3

Camping trip with the big 3

-C broke our lantern 1 hour before we left

-we learned how to put a tarp over the tent for rain/dew protection

 

Jessica had a wedding gig and a full lesson schedule

 

Van

Charlie started woking on replacing the Fan

 

Car

Charlie replaced the back brakes

 

Washing machine

Charlie fixed a sensor

 

Charlie put in an RO filter

-install electrical outlet

-instal RO filter

Reason for trading out the Berkey…

Baby broke it, Jess tired of worrying about it.

Now we need a back up

 

Kitchen

Jessica cooked beef tongue for the first time

-not bad, kids wouldn’t eat it though

Charlie did the best smoked ribs and pork butt to date

 

Bartering

-we bartered some rendered tallow for beauty berries for jelly

-need to redo jelly again, made a good syrup

 

Computer

- bought a much better computer that makes it easier to podcast/research

 

Homeschool

-joining a Coop

-Jessica is going to teach a drum circle