| Homesteading quiz got this from Belle and Gokings 1.Do you pasturize your milk? Store bought pasturized. However, when and where we move, we do hope to look into getting a Dexter cow. 2.Are your hens laying? No chickens yet. 3.Do you still use your clothesline in winter? Not nearly as much as in the summer. 4.When is the last time you left your homestead? Around lunch to pick up some cousins to come and visit. 5.How many dairy animals do you have? None, yet. 6.Laundry soap-homemade or store bought? Homemade from the Family Homestead recipe. Actually, my DH is the one who likes to make it. 7.How much canning did you do this year? I canned tomatoes, pickles, okra, salsa, spaghetti sauce, blueberries, preserves, and etc. I love to can. 8.What type of meat is in your winter store?Home grown or store bought? Our meat is store bought so far. Our next adventure we hope to raise a pig. Cows take so long.... 9.Plumbing- outdoor or indoor? Indoor. 11.Chickens-free range or chicken house? No chickens yet. 12.Chickens- butcher yourself or have it done? We did butcher 3 roosters this past year that a friend gave us. 13.How big was your garden this year? I'm not sure about 60X60 14.How many acres is your homestead? 10 15.Do you rise with the chickens? It depends, if Dh is home I get up and fix him a big breakfast. If he is not home I tend to sleep in until 7:00 of 7:30. I know that's terrible but when DH is gone it is harder for me to get to sleep. 16.Last time you made a new quilt? I haven't learned this yet but would love to. 17.Last time you did any sewing? Before Christmas 18.How many wild berries did you pick this summer? We picked a lot of blackberries and made pies from them. 19.What kind of jelly or jam did you make this year? I made strawberry fig this year. I made pear and muscadine the year before. 20.What wild animals did you kill this year(for food)? None yet DH and DS are gone deer hunting as we speak. 21.Washing laundry- by hand or machine? machine 22.Is using the computer a waste of time for you? Yes, I get convicted about this often. However, I do learn alot. 23.Most hated chore on your homestead? Cleaning toilets and dusting 24. Favorite chore on your homestead? Canning and sewing 25.How do you plow your garden? Tiller 26.How often do you hoe your garden? We start out really good and then taper off. I like the idea of that weed barrier. 27.Do wild animals raid your garden? Not yet, I think it may be all of the fencing and horses we have around. 28.Favorite homestead pastime? Canning and sewing 29.Do you like being a homesteader? Yes, we have mainly lived in town until the last year and a half. We love every minute of being out here. 30.When was the last time you purchase any food item from outside of your homestead? Sunday 31.How close is your nearest neighbor? About 150 yards away 32.What color is your barn? tin and blue 33.How many of your animals are bread at this time? Our cat 34.What were the last three animal births on your homestead? kittens and our colt Thunder 35.How much TV do you watch at your homestead? Probably too much. We enjoy Little House on the Prarie and other family movies but it is still probably too much. 36.Can you make good bread from scratch? My family says I can 37.Are you afraid to go outside at night? No we are in a good area. 38. How do you define homesteader? This is a great question. I think it is different for everyone. I don't think it has anything to do with living on land. I think homesteading is simplicity of living. Learning the things of a time that is past. It's togetherness with your family and community. My dad once said that if we don't learn the things of my grandmother's time that they would be lost. I believe that. I want to pass on the things that I am having to learn of a time that is gone. I think homesteading is taking joy in the simple things of life. 39.Were you raised in the city or country? DH and I both were raised in the city. Oh how much we missed. Blessings, Trixi |
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