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Thank you so much! I was very proud of this first stocking- I plan to make all our own stockings from buckskin by next Christmas!

Winter hasn't seemed to have quite set in yet

I wanted to submit this just as a try for POW as it's the first time I've ever made a Christmas stocking, let alone one from buckskin we tanned! Very proud.

Store pumpkins around Halloween are too expensive. Who needs them if you grow gourds? We grow our own corn too

We've got some handmade buckskin we tanned up ourselves- picked up from what people don't like to keep after the hunt. Stretched and lightly smoked. They aren't perfect like commercially tanned hides, but they're unique and hand worked the whole way. It's about a two week process in total. I...

@cabinguy - Enjoyed seeing you use that old Ford for heavy work (along with horse power!). We haul our logs out with a 1954 Ford tractor and it's been a huge help. My husband has a a splitting maul and axe he picked up at Home Depot that have served us well actually. I've grown up a fan of...

I am late to the party here, so I know this is late to say but be VERY careful because planting at the same time doesn't mean the corns won't cross. We've had Bloody Butcher (a red dent Native American corn) cross with sweet corn before, and we wouldn't save seed from it. The sweet corn...

@milkmansdaughter - I had the same problem with a small image on Easy Garden, saying it was too large! (P.S. Cute little baby- you have my POTW vote!)

Broody hens can be extremely helpful. I just now saw this thread and want to share this article from nearly two years ago! We used a broody hen to hatch ducklings for two years straight. https://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/hatching-with-a-surrogate-hen-zbcz1608 I was...

Oh my gosh @FarmerJamie the cow in the bushes is hilarious

@CrealCritter - Your mill is on a trailer, correct? We have a portable, but it is set up on ground and not a trailer. We have leveled that son of a gun over and over and still have been having slight dips right at the beginning of our cuts when the blade enters the log (we cut our logs at least...

Love it @FarmerJamie

LOL! @frustratedearthmother

This morning brought a pleasant surprise opportunity for a video. I saw a female Northern Cardinal feeding at the bird feeder, and wanted to video her up close with my camera. By chance, a male appeared, and I caught their "mate feeding ritual" on the video! I had never seen this or even heard...

@Mini Horses - I have yet to find a good meal grinder for it. We got one about two years back and I had to return it because of the flakes of metal it was getting in the meal constantly. We have tons of heirloom ornamental style corn but yes, we have to stagger plant or only plant one variety a...

Well, I have officially finished answering all of our questions! We also just opened our Etsy shop to give it a try. Always wanted to, so let's see what happens with it. I'll be adding more stuff in later times! https://www.etsy.com/shop/WolfBranchArt Well the old Ford tractor did good...

@Cire8002 - Welcome from a few states over in Alabama! Loving that old Ford Tractor in the photo- what year is it? If you're coming from a big city, it's a big change. I went through it myself a few years back. The rural life isn't for everyone, but if you have a goal in mind to be...

@CrealCritter - I love seeing your work for sure! We aren't experts at this sawmilling- but it's been a great investment. It helped us build our home and many other buildings/animal pens here. We've also cut wood for others, sold some scraps, and I use alot for little art projects. We're sure...

I will be absolutely sure to try and get more photos if we go back over there soon of the corn crib to share, especially inside. He used store-bought lumber for the inside corn stalls and top flooring as we were using the mill and lumber at the time on our house.