We are a family of 4. Homeschooling and Homesteading are what we do since the Housebuilding is now finished. We love it here in the beautiful Tennessee Valley. It will be a wonderful self-sustaining farm when finished, until then it will be our greatest adventure. Also visit us at our new blog at HoneyCreekHollow.blogspot.com to see what we are doing now. I am still working on updating this blog, so check back to see what has been added.
I am the mother to 3 of the most wonderful children, Morgan, Madison and Tanner. I started homeschooling them back in 2003 and it has been the most wonderful adventure we have taken. I have learned a lot over the years and it has taken our family from living right outside the city to living in the country doing our best to live off the land. We strive to live and eat as naturally as we can, although sometimes the kids would rather not. This is my attempt to stay in touch with family and friends and often just to laugh at myself.
The first summer we were here in TN it was dry. We expected the spring rains, every other day or so, but it never came. So for weeks we watched for rain so our garden would grow. The only time it rained was when I drove to PA to visit. The 17 weeks in between visits we had 1 rain and only for about an hour (definitely not enough). Then the winter came. Eric told me that TN can get some really strong storms, they didn't bother us. Then the winter rains started. We are grateful for the winter rains because it means we won't be in drought right away in the spring and summer. But after 3 straight days of rain, it would nice to be dry for a bit.
The first time it rained like this I thought to myself, "this is why we got this property for such,a good price, it floods." Then I went visiting some friends and I realized that EVERY yard floods.
Here is our front yard after last night's rain....and it hasn't stopped.
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