by Kristin Echols | Oct 14, 2019 | Travel
In case you were wondering, we did make it home to Idaho eventually, but it was not easy. After a week of extreme heat and humidity, we were anxious to get back to our farm and see what damage the snow had done to our garden. Not knowing what the weather would be...
by Kristin Echols | Jun 7, 2019 | Hiking, Travel
I know, I said never travel with cats. Unfortunately, finding cat sitters would limit our travels so we have decided our cats need to learn how to camp. In April, we traded in our toy-hauler for a smaller, more comfortable fifth wheel. We’ve taken three short...
by Kristin Echols | Mar 21, 2019 | Homestead
On March 17th, we celebrated our first “Idaversary”. It’s been one year since we retired and moved to Idaho. We have now experienced all four seasons in our new home state. Today, while we were sitting eating lunch, Shawn said “I think...
by Kristin Echols | Feb 14, 2019 | Homestead
I had a request by one of my millions of (or maybe six) followers for an update on the snow. In a matter of days, we went from barren ground to snow-covered; up to 2 feet in some places. The predictions for this winter have been warm and light snow. The natives have...
by Kristin Echols | Dec 3, 2018 | Cooking, Homestead
I’m sure many of you are wondering what happened to those two cute little pigs named Breakfast & Dinner. Come on, you knew this day would come folks. *** Warning ************* There are a couple graphic butchery photos below, so just stop now if that...