A tiny radish of passionate scarlet, tipped modestly in white. – Clementine Paddleford As I was putting in my garden, Mom gave me a little bag of mixed radish and carrot seeds. “The radishes grow faster than the carrots,” she
Six Things I Learned Doing Laundry with a Washboard
The Cabbage doesn’t have a washer and dryer yet, so we’ve been doing laundry at Mom’s since we moved. (Thanks, Mom!) About a month ago, though, we found a cheap washboard at the General Store. It waited in the bathroom,
Small Joys: Pie Cherries
One of my goals in resurrecting this blog is to document some of the simple joys that come from living here. For example, yesterday, my to-do list didn’t include picking cherries or making pie. But then my sister called to
A Puppy on the Homestead
Meet Richard Campbell Gansey IV, Gansey for short. (Drew and I are big fans of The Raven Cycle, especially Will Patton’s reading.) Gansey is a seven-month-old Blue Heeler/Border Collie mix. We’ve had him for a little over a week now,
Slow Compost
When we first moved into the cabbage, I started a compost heap. Nothing fancy. Just a pile of rotten wood and food scraps at the edge of our yard. I don’t turn it often. I never watered it. But every
Life In Progress: Shame and Pinterest Envy
We moved into the Cabbage a good two months ago, yet we still haven’t posted any pictures, despite several requests. When we’d just moved in, it was easy enough to justify holding out. After all, we had boxes everywhere and
Christmas in the cabbage
It’s been awhile between posts here at Good Life Jones, thanks to the week we spent waiting for Internet access and the break we took for the holidays. The Christmas tree below the exposed insulation gives a pretty good snapshot
Soup’s on!
With the cabbage nearing completion, Drew and I decided to start making ourselves at home by eating some of our meals up there. As much as we enjoy sharing meals with Mom and Steve, sometimes it’s nice to sit down
Fast. Cheap. Good.
Prior to starting on the cabbage, my most ambitious DIY projects have all been in the realm of sewing. I’m not a great sewer, but I do enjoy it, for much the same reasons I’ve enjoyed construction. There’s something incredibly
How We Could Have Sped Up The Building Process
Most of the drywall is up now, and we’re going to prime it for paint this Saturday. Steve estimates we’ll be able to move in within two weeks. We’re super excited, especially since we originally hoped to be in by