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Day 107- Baby Bunnies Chronicles, Episode 1

qst4wldrnss wrote 4 days ago:    This morning, my husband went out to cut down some leaning trees. As the trees came down, out spu … more →

Tags: animals, back to the land, woods, Remote, Off-grid, Outdoor Living, brush pile, Pacific NW, Life

Day 106- Caught by the Bloody Paws!1 comment

qst4wldrnss wrote 4 days ago:    The other morning, I woke up, Boeing under arm, cuddling tight, thinking he’d been there al … more →

Tags: animals, back to the land, Off-grid, tipi, Outdoor Living, Native American, Pacific NW, Life, farm

Day 100- Seed Catalogs...2 comments

qst4wldrnss wrote 1 week ago: I have read a couple back-to-the-land books and in each story, it mentions how they ordered seed eve … more →

Tags: Saving Money, back to the land, economic living., farm, gardening, Life, Off-grid, organic, Outdoor Living

Day 97- Solar Shower2 comments

qst4wldrnss wrote 1 week ago: Earlier this week, my husband had a crazy hair-brained idea… most of those work- quite well, i … more →

Tags: Hygiene, back to the land, Camping, economic living., Flexible PVC, hippie, Life, Off-grid, Outdoor Living

Day 95- "We're OOOLLLLDDDD!!!"1 comment

qst4wldrnss wrote 1 week ago: 4th of July. Independence Day. A day of celebration, socializing with friends and family, fireworks … more →

Tags: living in the moment, back to the land, Camping, Decisions, economic living., Fireside, Heritage, hippie, Independence Day

Day 93- Hope & Patience

qst4wldrnss wrote 1 week ago: Our organic garden is starting to really take shape. We were worried for about a week or so about ou … more →

Tags: organic food, back to the land, hippie, Off-grid, Outdoor Living, economic living., Saving Money, Preparing for the worst, Pacific NW

Day 92- Slack Line Fun

qst4wldrnss wrote 1 week ago: My husband used to climb mountains & ice climb. Homesteading has really got him craving the moun … more →

Tags: Entertainment, adventure, back to the land, balance exercise, core exercise, economic living., Fun, Ice Climbing, Life

Horse cents — Pack train may not have been profitable, but it was pleasurable

redoubtreporter wrote 2 weeks ago: Photos courtesy of Hansen family. Eugene Hansen poses at a tree line camp near the headwaters of Fun … more →

Tags: almanac, History, outdoors

Day 90- First Kill...

qst4wldrnss wrote 2 weeks ago: A story of Tipi Creepers’ first hunt & kill courtesy of my husband: “Sunday morning … more →

Tags: animals, back to the land, woods, tipi, Outdoor Living, Pacific NW, Life, farm, Nature

Day 85- Ice Box, Resurrected...

qst4wldrnss wrote 2 weeks ago: Yes, like the ones old timers used to use before refrigerators… Ice Box It has turned out to w … more →

Tags: Pre-Industrial Age & Practices, back to the land, hippie, Remote, Off-grid, carbon footprint, economic living., Preparing for the worst, Pacific NW

Day 83- Canning in the Rain1 comment

qst4wldrnss wrote 3 weeks ago: “Canning straw-berries in the rain, just canning in the rain! What a glorious feel-ing I … more →

Tags: Saving Money, back to the land, hippie, Remote, Off-grid, Outdoor Living, economic living., Preparing for the worst, Pacific NW

Day 81- 1st Garden Salad1 comment

qst4wldrnss wrote 4 weeks ago: … was to die for. Tender and supple, full of nutrients derived from the earth we tend to … more →

Tags: organic food, back to the land, hippie, Off-grid, Outdoor Living, survival, economic living., Saving Money, Preparing for the worst

Our Life. Our Choice.2 comments

qst4wldrnss wrote 1 month ago: Listening to the radio on the way into town this morning, I heard a story about a family from my hom … more →

Tags: Remote Property, back to the land, Remote, Religion, survival, Preparing for the worst, Life, Politics, Law

Day 79- It's Come Together.

qst4wldrnss wrote 1 month ago: And I feel great about our home! It has become a home for me.. One that I feel so comfortable in. I … more →

Tags: Remote Property, back to the land, Wilderness, woods, Off-grid, tipi, Outdoor Living, economic living., Saving Money

Wood Stove Pipe1 comment

qst4wldrnss wrote 1 month ago: Ok- deep… way deep down, I’m a suburbanite. One who’s had conveniences thrown at h … more →

Tags: tipi, back to the land, hippie, Wilderness, woods, Remote, Off-grid, Natural resources, Camping

Day 75- Perusing the Farm1 comment

qst4wldrnss wrote 1 month ago: Feeling a touch better, my husband and I took an extended walk around the farm and woods. It truly i … more →

Tags: living in the moment, back to the land, Wilderness, woods, Off-grid, Outdoor Living, Pacific NW, Life, farm

Day 74- A full recovery...2 comments

qst4wldrnss wrote 1 month ago: Our “Tipi Creeper” is doing famously better! After his surgery: Boeing's Incision An … more →

Tags: animals, back to the land, tipi, survival, Pacific NW, Life, farm, Sustainable living, cat

Dutch Oven Roasted Chicken Recipe

qst4wldrnss wrote 1 month ago: This recipe is great for a little 2 quart camp dutch oven. The chicken should serve 1/2 lb. per pers … more →

Tags: Recipes, Dutch oven, back to the land, Wilderness, woods, Remote, Off-grid, Camping, Outdoor Living

Taking solid aim on dream — Massive logs hoist Brown Bear Gun Shop and Museum to reality

redoubtreporter wrote 1 month ago: Photo by Clark Fair, Redoubt Reporter.David Thornton poses behind the counter of his Brown Bear Gun … more →

Tags: almanac, Business, History, hunting


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