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"When it rains, it pours"
You know the saying "When it rains, it pours?" That seems to be the motto on the homestead lately. Everyone here has been sick for weeks....
Mindy Sturgill
4 hours ago2 min read
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Keeping Animals out of the Garden
I have had a time keeping my plants from being eaten this spring!! I moved my mom's piney (peony for you fancy people, jk) last fall, and...
Mindy Sturgill
May 63 min read
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Ground Ivy Tincture
Ground Ivy or Creeping Charlie Ground Ivy or Creeping Charlie, as you may call it, was one of the first tinctures I ever made. I have an...
Mindy Sturgill
Apr 222 min read
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Homesteading Isn't Always Sunshine...
It's been a rough few weeks here at the Quirky Homestead. I had all kinds of posts planned about foraging and preparing and planting our...
Mindy Sturgill
Apr 212 min read
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