themerrylotus

Oh my, you're talkin' one of my addictions right here. Thankfully, I have been able to rein it in some. I made a pact with myself a couple years ago. One - I will only purchase books of a reference nature

You have got to come check out the funny responses on my post Steemit Post. They're good for a laugh or two. Forget about reading the post (it's short, read it if you like) it's the 60+ comments that are

Yuck, who wants to deal with dirty dishes. I think it’s the worst chore ever. But thanks to a helpful steemit friend, my life has gotten easier. I live off-grid with no running water or plumbing. So simple

We had a white cat with the longest hair I’d ever seen. His name was Zero. My daughter named him after her favorite movie animal in, A Nightmare Before Christmas. Zero acted more like a dog than anything.

This challenge prompt goes right along with yesterday’s word, change. I’m been told many times I’m crazy for picking up and moving to the woods to live off-grid. I guess it’s all in how you chose to define

Wow, this challenge is easy to write about. The biggest change other than becoming a parent in my life has been moving off-grid. It’s a whole other world. I went from living a regular city life, like most

Sleep and I have never really gotten along very well. Wait...that’s not right. It’s the conventional bedtime hours that have failed me. I am what is known as a night owl. It makes no difference what my

The first thing that comes to mind when I think of splinters is my Granny. If it was one that couldn’t be easily removed with tweezers, she’d break out the bacon. Next thing you know she’d have a good

I've taken up a challenge to free write for 5 minutes a day and post it. This is my first exercise and I'm delighted with it. I know I will turn this into a full fledged article. Odd how just sitting down

I've seen lots of discussion about outhouses but I’ve never see anyone mention the system I use. So for those who are interested I have written a series of Q & A’s. How did you go about setting up

Who says you have to grow up? I had a blast at Dinosaur World the other day with my 35-year-old kiddo. They live out of the country and haven't been stateside in over eight years. So we made the most outta

With terminology being different in differing regions all these wood terms can get a bit confusing. It is actually pretty easy to get ripped off when buying firewood, at times leaving you with less wood

This is such a personal journey, that most folks skip over posts like these. But I have a desire to shout it from the mountain tops. I'm progressing. I'm changing my life. I'm living and I mean, really

What a great way to introduce you to Lily, my 3 1/2 year old pot-bellied pig. She's a riot. What a personality this one has. I've had pot-bellied pigs ever since they became a thing back in the 80's. Back

After countless hours of detective work and a few cocktails, I present to you the Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens). All right, I might have exaggerated a little bit about the actual time spent

Regardless of what you want to do with your land, there are a few musts, if you want to maintain peace in your life. Note that the prices I have listed, were what I paid, and may be different in your area.

I've noticed over the last few days several of my homesteading friends here being plagurized. Having their videos just out and out stolen and reposted under another name. Image Source My first step was

My Grandpa always told me that a bumper crop of acorns meant we were gonna have a hard winter. This will be the year that I will know if that old wives tale holds any water or not. The first winter I spent

I recently walked down to a creek bed I visit occasionally. I wear a backpack and collect flat rocks for a wall in my house I'd like to finish with them. It's been a labor of love for a couple years now.

Without a doubt, if I had to pick one attainable bucket list item for the homestead, it would be an outdoor pizza oven. I have admired these ovens ever since I saw one used in Europe years ago. The only