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chris51317

@chris51317

Husband / Father / Wannabee Homesteader / Building Resilience

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chris51317
@chris51317 Feb 9, 2018, 11:13 PM UTC

Today We Put My Grandpa To Rest :(

Today was a hard day for our family... we put my grandpa to rest, he was 96 years old and such a great man!! A lot of things have been going through my mind these last few weeks, but what hurts the m…

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@chris51317 Feb 8, 2018, 8:36 PM UTC

Newbies to Dehydrating!

Last fall, after eyeing one for quite a while, we finally purchased a dehydrator! We ended up getting the Excalibur 9 Tray Dehydrator from Amazon for about $175! This dehydrator is typically around $…

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@chris51317 Jan 29, 2018, 12:59 PM UTC

The Coffee Filter Wins Again :(

Does anyone else think that pulling apart coffee filters is one of the hardest things in the world!?! Image Source - https://www.pexels.com/photo/caffeine-coffee-cup-drink-175936/

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@chris51317 Jan 29, 2018, 12:28 PM UTC

Being a Lumberjack to Save the Septic System!

At our house we are on septic and recently we had the county inspector come out... We were talking about the system and then we started talking about the tree right next to the system, a Silver Maple…

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@chris51317 Jan 29, 2018, 11:08 AM UTC

Foggy Morning Hike with the Family!

Yesterday morning we checked the weather and saw that it was going to be a little warmer so we took the kids out for a hike! It had rained the day before so it was quite foggy, which led to some pret…

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@chris51317 Jan 27, 2018, 7:29 PM UTC

Seed Catalogs!

I'm just curious where everyone buys their seeds? For the last couple of years we have bought ours from Seeds of Change, but this year I think we're going to mostly go with Baker Creek! Regardless, t…

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@chris51317 Jan 27, 2018, 7:08 PM UTC

Growing Veggies Indoors!

This was a first for us, but on our quest of becoming more self-sufficient and knowing where our food comes from we setup a small indoor grow light table to try and grow some greens over the winter!…

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@chris51317 Jan 27, 2018, 5:12 PM UTC

Fiery Winter Colors!

A couple of years ago my wife and I built a fire pit in the backyard with some stones that we found scattered around our property... there is nothing like relaxing around a fire pit! Well a couple of…

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@chris51317 Jan 25, 2018, 10:40 PM UTC

I'm Cooking Dinner Tonight!

Well tonight is a different kind of night... I'm cooking dinner! Usually my wife cooks and I so graciously do the dishes, but she is out of town so I'm in charge tonight! She actually took half the k…

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@chris51317 Jan 25, 2018, 12:35 PM UTC

Saving a Little Money on Electricity!

I'm always looking for ways to save money and to become more frugal and I just wanted to share a quick tip with you on how I have recently started saving a little money on electricity... Well for as…

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