tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post3811012720460777151..comments2024-03-02T10:51:31.275-06:00Comments on Strangers & Pilgrims on Earth: 1st Year Homestead Reflection of the Humors/HorrorsJEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-27981322078140696192016-09-01T04:06:01.116-05:002016-09-01T04:06:01.116-05:00I barely did!!! :)I barely did!!! :)JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-90399765657552617652016-08-31T16:44:44.073-05:002016-08-31T16:44:44.073-05:00Oh my, when we first moved to the farmhouse, we ha...Oh my, when we first moved to the farmhouse, we had lizards in the back room, spiders, mice, and roaches, but nothing like you described. I couldn't have handled all that!<br /><br />Blessings,<br />LauraMrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-84181399664347852182014-07-07T12:58:36.760-05:002014-07-07T12:58:36.760-05:00Hi Joy,
The good news is no more suction cup frogl...Hi Joy,<br />The good news is no more suction cup froglets in the house! The screens remedied that! Tarantulas still exist in the sun room but never make it into the house... Scorpions are seasonal and few (thank God no one has ever gotten stung)... But the gila monsters will make themselves known once in a while in our fields... Thankfully, the interior is pretty safe these days! :) Rest assured, you CAN do this! We just had to iron out the kinks a bit...JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-3199582244942462522014-07-07T12:09:24.234-05:002014-07-07T12:09:24.234-05:00Oh, Jes, I can't imagine!..... (actually I can...Oh, Jes, I can't imagine!..... (actually I can as I have a VERY good imagination-too good at times!) Even the idea of not knowing what might jump out next is unnerving! I agree w/ Miss Erin about the cold killing off some of the critters. Here in Kansas, we have some of both worlds.... I love winter for about a month, though it lasts much longer than that! Still, I wouldn't trade .... the long cold winter just makes spring and summer and fall all the sweeter and all 4 seasons are beautiful. :) You are a brave woman - I would probably be whimpering to my husband by now, "Honey, can we please move?" :) However, we would like to move to some acreage property someday and I realize I would have to face some unpleasant surprises.... that is NOT a favorite thought of mine! :) I hope your unpleasant surprises diminish..... :) Thank you for posting this.Gentle Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625746235099531114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-64293776201570649132014-06-24T06:25:45.751-05:002014-06-24T06:25:45.751-05:00I think two comments of your accidentally got post...I think two comments of your accidentally got posted (I responded above to the first one). However, this one shares more information on you beginning a blog. If you decide to do it, let me know and I will follow you on your journey :) Have a wonderful week!JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-74931226950034206702014-06-24T06:24:21.421-05:002014-06-24T06:24:21.421-05:00Hello Janie, thank you for sharing here today. I a...Hello Janie, thank you for sharing here today. I am so excited you will be able to be a full-time homemaker! It is so much fun as it requires creativity, beauty, loyalty and love. You will find it very rewarding because your hard work will be a direct blessing to your family! This is good that you have found ways to enjoy farm life in the city... Resourcefulness is a wonderful homemaking quality :) Thank you for taking the time to leave such nice words and enjoy your journey "home"...JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-7128505200099916362014-06-24T01:49:24.145-05:002014-06-24T01:49:24.145-05:00Hi Ma’am Jes, I am Janie from the Philippines and ...Hi Ma’am Jes, I am Janie from the Philippines and I am a follower of your site for some time now and since I discovered it I read as much as I could each day. Your posts and ideas are of a great help to me and they inspire me so much. I am smiling as I am reading this post because I am scared of so many tiny creatures. (My Husband laughs at me all the time and makes fun of me at times) I am a farm girl at heart and how I wish I could live in the country but we are living in the city right now. I also love plants and gardening and I do have my own “little-urban-garden” at home. Indeed, it feels so great to have your own produce. I am planning to start my own blog which I have been thinking of doing for a long time but I haven’t had the time but now that I am resigning from work to be a homemaker, I know I had to start it soon. Your blog is such a great help and an inspiration to me as a Christian who wants to please the Lord, as a wife of a Church worker and a mother. Thank you for being a blessing through your blog and God Bless you more! =)Janghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458173446139284211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-1358762883121048892014-06-24T01:35:50.297-05:002014-06-24T01:35:50.297-05:00hello Ma'am Jes, I am a follower of your blog ...hello Ma'am Jes, I am a follower of your blog for some time now, I am Janie from the Philippines and i am so inspired to really start my own blog which i have been thinking of starting for a long time but haven't had the time yet, but now that I am resigning from my work to be a homemaker, I am gathering all the "armour" i needed =) I am smiling as I was reading this, I am also a farm girl at heart and how I wish to live in the country but we are living in the city right now, I love plant ans gardening, I have my "little-urban garden" at home and indeed what a joy to get produce from your own. you inspired so much about homemaking and all your post are so great and is helping me right now. Since i discovered your site, I read as much as I could each day to gather some ideas and inspiration in my journey as Christian, wife of a Church worker and mother. Thank you very much and God Bless you more! =) Janghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458173446139284211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-16612638546028884262012-03-07T13:06:17.365-06:002012-03-07T13:06:17.365-06:00A bat would really freak me out so I think the fee...A bat would really freak me out so I think the feeling is mutual! And yes, the winter is lovely for removing those creepies! But the thought of blizzards make me think you are the courageous lady!JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-86936069727820272082012-03-07T12:07:09.877-06:002012-03-07T12:07:09.877-06:00Every Minnesota winter seems harder for me (at 38 ...Every Minnesota winter seems harder for me (at 38 it must be my advancing age!) and I long to live in a place where blizzards are unheard of and the growing season is longer than 90 days. Then I remember that a few months of well below freezing temps kill off the creepy crawlies that thrive in paradise.<br /><br />I can handle the occaisional cricket, garter snake and daddy long legs, not sure if I could survive finding a tarantula or scorpian!!! I couldn't stop screaming while trying to get a just a little bat with a tennis racket a few years ago. You are one courageous lady!Miss Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08801431863687524648noreply@blogger.com