Putting up winter wood, this shed will be full! |
Cleaning out the wood stove |
This pair of socks is the first thing I've ever knitted! Followed directions in a book! Sugar Cookie recipe from pinterest |
Keeping a deer hunting journal |
Our son hunting with black powder Pennsylvania Long Rifle Muzzleloader |
Putting in the cabin window |
taking a short 5 mile hike on an improved trail |
Wool shirts 18f below zero... |
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Splitting wood for the cookstove |
hauling large timber for cutting into 2x4's with the Alaskan chainsaw mill |
homemade hook to catch fish, worked great! |
Grouse harvested with bow and arrow |
Grocery shopping |
Winter window view |
Fresh Chicken for Supper |
Deer for winter meals
Logs stacked up to be cut into boards with the alaska mill for our cabin. |
Taking a break |
Practicing log walking balance |
Cutting firewood by hand |
Fetching water |
Bringing in stove wood |
Hand cutting firewood |
Practicing rifle safety and shooting |
First squirrel hunt |
Good job! |
Homemade furniture |
Babies are fun |
Making furniture legs |
Success |
pair of benches |
Babies are fun! |
Our sons first deer with bow and arrow Good shot! |
Our "pet" birds |
-20f below zero, building an additional cabin in case of emergency 20 minutes building outside 1 hour thawing out inside, 20 minutes out 1 hour in....20 gallons of hot cocoa, coffee & tea! |
Putting up the rafters |
Splitting firewood |
Bringing in a load of wood, an ongoing chore when temps are below zero |
Preparing dinner by candle light |
Our camper, we spend months at a time camping in all seasons |
.om got lucky...lots of meat there! 250 lbs |
Made it to the top |
Making wood lures and flies |
Leather buckskin shirt I made for my husband |
2012 gameboy invades 1800's cabin - cant escape technology! |
Hanging clothes in trees to keep them scent free for hunting |
Our baby ducks |
This pic was taken out the cabin window! |
Modern wilderness living domestic turkeys do also play gameboy! |
Groceries...
These photos give me hope that my family can convert to this lifestyle. My husband and I have three kids, and we're aching to live a homesteading life. We're tired of the urban culture of consumerism. I need to connect to nature, to my food, to making my own way with my own two hands. Your family is an inspiration.
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