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- Emily
- Fairbanks, Alaska
- I am a stay at home mom taking care of our two young children, a small herd of dairy goats, chickens, ducks and at times various other critters. We are trying to produce as much of our own food as possible on our eight and three quarter acres of boreal hillside forest. We milk our goats, drink raw milk and make cheese. We raise enough poultry to meet our egg and chicken meat needs. We are working towards growing enough vegetables in our short season to get us through our long winters. General interests include: herbal medicine making, preserving food through canning, dehydrating, juicing and lacto fermentation, baby wearing, cloth diapering, yoga, making my own lotions, cosmetics, home cleansers and anything else I can think of. Someday I'll make time for: ceramics, spinning, weaving and painting.
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What cute pictures. I thought the cake was so lovely, but the ones with cake on your daughter's smiling face are just priceless!
Looks like everyone, especially the birthday girl, had a really nice day.
Thanks for sharing. :)
Happy Birthday. Looks like fun times. B
She's a doll. Great pictures. Did she get her broom?
~Grace
Grace, she did get a broom - not the one I wanted - the wood handled one that looks like mine :) This one is metal and plastic. It is identical to the one she got a year or so ago and somehow managed to break. I'm going to be tempted to get her the broom I wanted for her, one of these days.
What a beautiful little princess. I have enjoyed reading (from start to finish)your entire blog over the last two weeks. It read like a good book. I'd grab a cup of coffee before my daughter would wake up and enjoy the stories of Alaska and homesteading. How inspirational. I bought 5 1/2 acres a few years ago and can't wait to move there! Sophia and I keep talking about the goats and chickens...keep up the good work! You are an inspiration and I really enjoy your stories...thanks for making us a part of it! Vickie (vhartless@aol.com)
Awesome, I'm glad you are enjoying my past posts Vickie - Best wishes to you and Sophia.
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