BlogHide Resteemsresteemedginnyannette (65)in life • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.God, She's Just So Beautiful Well hello there, beautiful. It was a vague statement, a little bit like a catcall, but it encapsulated lots of heavy emotion, and simplified it. My back can only bear so much heavy emotion at…alaskahippie (56)in homestead • 5 years agoHomestead update : Foraging and prepping food for winter supplyWe have been foraging for berries and canning some of our crop. We went blueberry picking for bog blues. It had just rained and we got soaked but we got about a quarter gallon total.…alaskahippie (56)in health • 5 years agoAlaskan fire, asthma and heart problemsWell over a week ago when I tried to go berry picking and was forced to leave from the smoke. That event had a cascade effect. Forcing me to use my inhaler. Later that night my heart started to…alaskahippie (56)in garden • 5 years agoGarden updateGarden update, corn, beets, green beans, piggies. Also I have very limited internet right now. Waiting for it to be fixed. 😕 First up is my corn 🌽 Me standing in the corn, I’m 5’8” for…alaskahippie (56)in homestead • 5 years agoCannibal hen(s) : 3 & 4th trimester abortionHard core title but so is what a hen has been doing. Killing her own babies. I am not going to debate the human version of such things. But as a homesteader this is devastating. I have had two hens…alaskahippie (56)in alaska • 5 years agoSmoking Sun in AlaskaAlaska is on fire , we have 122 the last I checked. We have three close by, two that are still active. Yesterday I attempted to berry pick at the same place as last year but I could only pick…alaskahippie (56)in alaska • 5 years agoAlaska is on FIRE 🔥 But life must go onFires close to home, high temps and homestead life continues on. We had a fire scare over the fourth of July weekend. A 250+ acre fire broke out to close for comfort. I don’t own a plane so…alaskahippie (56)in recipe • 5 years agoOld World Recipe Like My Great Grandma use to MakeIt’s called Strugla in my family, but you might know it as Strudla. Fancy plates are nice but optional. People keep breaking mine so I gave up and went to paper. Yes, even Corelle wear that are…alaskahippie (56)in steemit • 5 years agoSteemit wallet upgradeSo I have been gone for awhile, so I noticed changes. One that I am having trouble finding answers to is: Do we still have to manually log/collect each posts worth into the wallet every three…alaskahippie (56)in homestead • 5 years agoWe Got Fresh Bacon Bits 🐖🐖🐖🐖It’s been almost a month to the day since we got our four piggies. So I will tell ya what I have been up to. First we have been hauling pallets for the fencing, can’t use a slip lead like I used…alaskahippie (56)in garden • 6 years agoMy garden this year : 2019We broke ground on a garden, planted green beans, beets and corn. As you can see I wasn’t lying when I said I have been very busy. This pic was taken today I still need to finish my chicken…alaskahippie (56)in homestead • 6 years agoLong time no see SteemitHello Steemit, I know it’s been awhile, I had a bought of depression after my last post. We had dug a hole for our DIY septic tank. Well my excavator, aka husband, didn’t make the hole big enough…resteemedsteemitblog (77)in steem • 6 years agoHF20 Update: Hardfork CompleteCongratulations Steemians, today we made history by completing Steem’s 20th hardfork, codenamed “Velocity.” The Steem ecosystem is now being governed by the distribution of Resource Credits which…alaskahippie (56)in fall • 6 years agoFall In Alaska : 2018Just a small post saying I’m still here. Been busy. Hope you all are ready. I don’t think anyone can really be fully ready for winter. There is always that one thing.alaskahippie (56)in homesteading • 6 years agoHarvested Lemon Balm : And Got StungI started my lemon balm 7 months ago in my indoor greenhouse . I planted them in eggshells. I transplanted them two months later . Well I went in to check my green house bare foot. I was…resteemeddreamsoftheocean (62)in security • 6 years agoMy Account @Surfermarly Got Just Hacked! Please Don't Open Any Posts Submitted By @Surfermarly!!!It's hard to set up this blog post, I wish I could turn back time. My main account @surfermarly just got hacked and I have lost the control over it. I'm going to tell you how it happened in order…alaskahippie (56)in garden • 6 years agoAlaskan Fall Harvest : Carrots and PotatoesThe temps have been dropping and we already had one frost. Some of my potatoes started to look very tough, so we harvested them and my carrots. Let me show you what potato buckets can produce.…resteemedporters (69)in ecotrain • 6 years agoCelebrating Healing Plants - Issue # 4 - Fireweed (Epilobium Angustifolium)I love the appearance of these lovely magenta flowers along our ditches and on ground that has recently been cleared by fire. Fireweed will be one of the first to populate a burned area and will…resteemedpreppervetuk (51)in blog • 6 years agoRoad Trip Van Conversion - Wall InsulationWith the floor finished, it was time to move on to the walls! A deep breath and with rudimentary tools in hand, it was time to start. This stage was surely to transform and uplift the look and feel…resteemedbobwillow (43)in photography • 6 years agoFall is so wonderful!!!The leaves turning gold in contrast to the blue sky, cool mornings that linger the smell of freshly composting leaves mixed with a wood fired stove somewhere in the distance. Fall, the season that…