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Melissa D.

@apinchofhome

Storyteller, poet, homestead manager, blogger and homeschooling mom.

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Melissa D.
@apinchofhome Apr 9, 2019, 1:51 AM UTC

Adventures in Homesteading: The Tale of Three Tails

I hope some of you have enjoyed reading my story, Adventures in Homesteading: The Tale of Three Tails. Below are links to all chapters and the epilogue. Stay tuned for more homesteading stories and p…

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Melissa D.
@apinchofhome Apr 6, 2019, 2:48 PM UTC

Adventures in Homesteading: The Tale of Three Tails Epilogue

Dear Pudgy, Pipsqueak and Gomer, It is with sadness I write this letter to you, my dear friends. I can hardly hold this crayon due to my shaking paws. The plan you had so carefully put into place to…

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Melissa D.
@apinchofhome Mar 28, 2019, 4:14 AM UTC

Adventures in Homesteading: The Tale of Three Tails Chapter 10

Previous Chapter Chapter 10: The End The Three Tails slept late into the morning. Pudgy was the first awake. A jingling sound drifted in through the open garage door. “Whastha?” said Pipsqueak blinki…

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Melissa D.
@apinchofhome Mar 21, 2019, 2:10 PM UTC

Cyclops

We have a one-eyed chicken. She’s tiny, gray and white. Smaller than the others, full of fear and fright. The bigger hens don’t like her. They treat her with disdain. They block her from the shelter,…

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Melissa D.
@apinchofhome Mar 19, 2019, 2:18 PM UTC

Adventures in Homesteading: A Tale of Three Tails Chapter 9

Previous Chapter Chapter 9: The Trick “Just a few more leaves for this owl and we’ll be ready.” Pudgy dusted the leaf scraps from his paws and looked around at the scene. Huge, leafy, surprisingly re…

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Melissa D.
@apinchofhome Mar 12, 2019, 1:12 PM UTC

Skunked

We got lazy with the hens and didn’t lock them in their pens. For a time, there was no harm. Then, the girls raised the alarm. One buff chick was in the cage, pacing back and forth in rage. She gave…

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Melissa D.
@apinchofhome Mar 7, 2019, 4:29 PM UTC

Adventures in Homesteading: A Tale of Three Tails Chapter 8

Previous Chapter Chapter 8: The Plan Pudgy lounged in the back corner of their little house while Pipsqueak cleaned her face with delicate paws. Gomer lay on his back snoring loudly. They’d all had a…

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Melissa D.
@apinchofhome Mar 3, 2019, 9:08 PM UTC

Adventures in Homesteading: The Tale of Three Tails Chapter 8

Previous Chapter Chapter 8: The Plan Pudgy lounged in the back corner of their little house while Pipsqueak cleaned her face with delicate paws. Gomer lay on his back snoring loudly. They’d all had a…

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Melissa D.
@apinchofhome Feb 27, 2019, 5:36 PM UTC

Adventures in Homesteading: A Tale of Three Tails Chapter 7

Previous Chapter Chapter 7: The Informant “You’d better come with us.” Pudgy turned and led the group back to the garden once again to discuss the new information. “I want Leo to hear it first hand.”…

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Melissa D.
@apinchofhome Feb 25, 2019, 3:18 PM UTC

Adventures in Homesteading: A Tale of Three Tails

Previous Chapter Chapter 6: The New Deal “I cannot believe you agreed to their terms Pudgy!” Pipsqueak whispered angrily. “After we worked so hard to keep them away from the strawberries!” The Three…

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