Author Archives: gmayeaux

If you haven’t noticed, it’s been a little hard lately for me to keep up with posting. What gives, you ask? Well, basically, life. A lot has happened since we last got together. Most recently, we adopted another stray. Now, we never actually choose the stray cats – they choose us – and in thisContinue reading “Relentless incrementalism”

So, we’ve been trying to rescue another kitty. It’s going better than our first attempts last winter but not as well as I had initially hoped. What’s the holdup, you ask? Well, it would be another small and fuzzy thing at our house. Meadow – our spoiled, well-fed and sweet little ball of fur isn’tContinue reading “Growing our little family”

You ever make promises you have absolutely no intention of keeping? Like, in the moment, you make it because you realize it really is the best course of action, but immediately after the words leave your mouth, you go back to your old habits? That’s me when it comes to renovations. My mind is alwaysContinue reading “Promises, promises”

So, the last few days have gotten away from me. It got very busy at work, I haven’t written in my blog and I even missed yoga. That’s big stuff. For a yuppie homesteader to miss her yoga class is a big deal. But alas, it was last night and by the time I realizedContinue reading “It’s been awhile”

At approximately 1:30 p.m. today, I took the final three jars of marinara out of the waterbath and turned off the stove. After a marathon cooking session which started at 2 p.m. yesterday, I had 15 pints of beets, six pints of pickles and nine quarts of marinara to show for my efforts. I alsoContinue reading “D-U-L-N, Done!”

Yes, this could be my plan for the weekend in one sense and I’m not denying that there’s likely an alcoholic beverage in my future. But this has nothing to do with a party. Instead, its my canning plan for the weekend and I’m super stoked. I’ve got a pretty big goal for the weekend:Continue reading “Getting sauced, pickled or drying out?”

Let’s start with the last thing. One of the reasons why I look forward to fall is the approach of 70-degree days. Actually, anywhere from 65-75 degrees makes me happy. At 65 degrees, I’m likely in jeans and at 75 degrees, I’m likely in shorts. But either way, it’s a one-layer outfit and I’m probablyContinue reading “Weekend getaways, end of summer and 70-degree days”

It’s a takeoff from the old Brady show, “Marsha, Marsha, Marsha.” But in this case, there are more similarities than meets the eye. Our house – while not stuck in the 1970s – was stuck in the 1980s. Think wallpaper, baby blue countertops, more wallpaper and mismatched floors. The house also has some anomalies. It’sContinue reading “Renovations, renovations, renovations”

Lately, we’ve been eating pretty significantly from our garden. Last night, I did grilled zucchini along with freshly sliced tomatoes and cucumbers for our side dishes. Two nights ago, it was the same grilled zucchini along with green beans, also picked fresh from the garden. And four nights ago? You guessed it, grilled zucchini, thisContinue reading “The garden’s bounty”

So, my life – literally – is not without road noise. While we live on a road with just eight houses, there is a highway about a half-mile away and with only a fishing pond and a farmer’s field between us and the highway, we tend to get some road noise. Inside the house, youContinue reading “Road noise”