The Nopestead

"A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust."

“Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.”

A few days ago we meticulously planted radishes and beets. What a suprise it was this morning to see the radishes pop up!

"In the garden of dreams, there are many great seeds of possibilities waiting to sprout - looking for your attention - the water and the light."

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.”

Garden is all cleaned up and prepped for fall planting, except for the basil which we kept for the bees!

"The hum of bees is the voice of the garden."

"Childhood is a magical place where foundations are set, dreams are born, wonder is ignited, love is kindled, and memories painted."

"Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul."

“Our treasure lies in the beehive of our knowledge. We are perpetually on the way thither, being by nature winged insects and honey gatherers of the mind.”

"Just like a spider weaves its web, our thoughts, beliefs, feelings, attitude, and actions weave the fabric of our life. So make sure you only weave what you truly want, not what you fear."

“Messy hair and crazy adventures – that’s what having a brother means.”

"Not what we have, but what we enjoy constitutes our abundance."

We are still here! Trying to be patient while our property dries up from even more rain so we can continue cleanup and start working on our fall garden. Hopefully I'll be posting regularly again soon. Thanks for hanging in there with us. ❤️

"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience."

From this to that! A big part of becoming self sufficient is to reuse, repurpose, and of course to get a little creative. We tore down the old pen that got knocked down in the storm and started repurposing the materials into a new grow out pen. Chicks will spend a few more weeks in it before they are big enough to join the rest of our flock then it will be used as a rabbit grow out pen.

We are nowhere near done with cleanup from the storm but yesterday we spent the day assessing damage and cleaning up our garden. Lots of loss but also a lot more was salvageable than we originally thought. We even found some new blossoms on our peppers today. ❤️

"Where flowers bloom so does hope."

"Hurricane season brings a humbling reminder that, despite our technologies, most of nature remains unpredictable." A good bit of damage to our garden and property but our family, our animals, and our house are all safe. 🙏

“The way to capture the moment is to slow down and look within, to simplify and celebrate the everyday.”