Southern Ramblings

Why I love coming from a large family I came from a big family. I have a lot of aunts and uncles and cousins. These are people I love and hold dear to my heart, but that's not what we'll discuss today. My parents have been married for 36 years and I have four sisters. We are close. REALLY close. I have laughed with these people, loved with these people. We have endured heartbreak together, and reached milestones together. My parents have done their due diligence raising us. It couldn't have been easy.  There are eighteen years between my oldest and youngest sisters. The age difference fades as we all enter adulthood. The playing field levels and our bonds grow closer. These are my people. My tribe. Never more than a phone call away. Most of us even live on the same property in rural Mississippi.  Growing up with a house full of girls was hard. Our personalities are different, we handle life, love and sadness differently. Our words could be reckless, and we even resorted to ...

Homesteading! We'll switch gears a little here, but Anna's story does and will continue! My father owns land in south central Mississippi. My husband, children and I live on his property. It's considered a pine tree farm and the trees are about 7-10 years from being harvested. In the mean time, we are "homesteading." But not really. We are trying, and learning more and more every day.  As of now we have chickens and a huge garden. I love raising chickens. Chicken math can get very complicated but I have 11 chicks. I'll only keep the hens, the cockerels will be sold as soon as I can tell who is what. Two years ago I had to sell all my chickens and reset my mindset. I'm ready for these little babies to grow up and lay me some eggs!  http://finallyafarmer.blogspot.com/ You can see a little of my first journey here. I got busy and lost focus for a while, but I was trying to keep my memories on that blog.  I'm enjoying the gardening process and am hoping to...