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Rich in Radishes

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

Mindy July 27, 2016 Food, Garden 2 Comments Read more

Six Things I Learned Doing Laundry with a Washboard

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,

Mindy July 18, 2016 Country Life, Simple Living 3 Comments Read more

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

Mindy July 15, 2016 Country Life, Food, Small Joys 1 Comment Read more

A Puppy on the Homestead 

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,

Mindy July 13, 2016 Country Life 2 Comments Read more

Slow Compost

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

Mindy July 11, 2016 Country Life, Simple Living 2 Comments Read more

Life In Progress: Shame and Pinterest Envy

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

Mindy February 4, 2016 Miscellaneous 3 Comments Read more

Christmas in the cabbage

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

Mindy December 29, 2015 Construction 3 Comments Read more

Soup’s on!

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

Mindy November 24, 2015 Construction, Simple Living 1 Comment Read more

Fast. Cheap. Good.

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

Mindy November 17, 2015 Construction, Simple Living 1 Comment Read more

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

Mindy October 27, 2015 Updates 1 Comment Read more
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