Homestead Circle

Welcome to our internet homestead. If you've got the itch to get off the grid, grow your own food, fix things with your own hands, maybe live a life a little less tangled in wires and nonsense, you've found your tribe. We swap skills, share hard-won lessons, and help each other live a little freer, a little closer to the land. Keep it respectful, keep it clean. This is a family-friendly porch.
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Sooner or Later the Grid Goes Down... Pt. 2, The Fridge

Last week we talked about the freezer, which is pretty forgiving in a power outage if you leave it alone. Keep it full, keep it closed, and it will usually mind its manners for a good long while. This week, let’s look at strategies to get your fridge through a power outage...See more

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Sooner or later, The grid goes down.

Might be a thunderstorm blowing trees across the lines, might be lightning acting foolish, or maybe the power company decides your evening looks a little too tranquil. When it happens to you, and sooner or later it will, the first things most folks fret over are the freezer, the...See more

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I think it's wrong that only one company makes Monopoly!

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Hope y'all are having a great day!

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Well I’ve added another usable hobby to the list

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Just got the dreaded letter nobody wants to see in their mailbox! Our homeowners insurance is dropping us. I had braced myself for a rate increase. But being canceled outright caught me flat-footed. Several places around us have also got cancellations. We have been with this...See more

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Powerful Household Degreaser

Natural, nasty-chemical free degreaser made with lemon essential oil. A little goes a long way. I mix together 50/50 alcohol and water, then about 10 drops of lemon essential oil per cup of cleaner. For really tough jobs you can go up to 20 drops of oil. Adding a little orange...See more

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Ninja Kids Homeschool — Advanced English version adapted for homeschooling families (especially in the US), independent instructors, and families without local dojos. Suitable for anyone wanting to teach small groups of children. We are now launching the project, videos and material will be available in a few weeks. https://x.com/ninjakidsdojo/status/2072354239951536448?s=20

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One of my favorite June visitors......

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Welcome to our internet homestead. If you've got the itch to get off the grid, grow your own food, fix things with your own hands, maybe live a life a little less tangled in wires and nonsense, you've found your tribe. We swap skills, share hard-won lessons, and help each other live a little freer, a little closer to the land. Keep it respectful, keep it clean. This is a family-friendly porch.