by Kit Caelsto | Feb 19, 2025 | Homestead Life, Horses
When everyone in Westeros started talking about winter’s imminent arrival, I highly doubt it was any of the Starks who contemplated things like water hydrants or how they were going to get water to their livestock. I haven’t read the books beyond the first...
by Kit Caelsto | Jan 29, 2025 | Homestead Life, Horses
After close to six weeks of cold weather, including three weeks of having hoses coiled in my hallway to keep them from freezing so I could water the horses without lugging 10 kitty litter buckets full of water every day, worrying about the possibility of frozen pipes...
by Kit Caelsto | Nov 23, 2024 | Author Life, Homestead Life
I’m really close to re-releasing one of my fantasy books (dragons!) that has sparked an idea (NOOOOOOO! (said the way Kirk says KHAAAAAAAN!) for ways to add to my academy series. Still getting my feet back underneath me from that burnout or whatever the hell it...
by Kit Caelsto | Jun 12, 2024 | Homestead Life
Our homestead is a sanctuary for fauna and flora alike. In 2015 we had a couple pregnant cats come to us, and our cat population blossomed from five to fifteen. All the cats got fixed, and though I found homes for a few of the kittens, most of them stayed here. This...
by Kit Caelsto | May 8, 2024 | Author Life, Homestead Life
Our property is a haven for deer here in the Ozarks. The county in which I live has one of the highest deer harvests during hunting season for all of Missouri. With large wide open grasslands (thanks to cattle farmers), bits of forest, or large tracts of forest in...
by Kit Caelsto | May 1, 2024 | Homestead Life
Happy May Day! It’s the first of spring and spring has really sprung here on the homestead. Previously I posted about my kitty litter container garden, and I wanted to provide an update. Using square foot gardening plans, I planted most of the containers with...
