Working on our nearly off grid homestead and striving to become self sufficient on a budget.

A neighbor called me and said they had a mess of fire wood waiting to be cut so I went over to help out. I got a load of wood for my help. This is the way neighbors should be. People helping people.

I was recently stung by a bald faced hornet which put me in the hospital. A few days later I got stung by two yellow jackets which were nothing in comparison. I am still feeling the effects of the hornet sting though. It comes and goes.

I got an antique potbelly wood stove for only $20 which I plan to use to heat our tiny home this winter. This is actually a laundry room coal stove which was used to heat the laundry water back in the day.

This stove is smaller and more convenient than the monster that I had previously brought home so I think it will work better for us. A friend will weld the one lid for me because it has a crack in it.

We have been eating quite a bit from our own garden these days. It was producing well for us and we have a large variety of plants.

Later a friend came over and helped destroy the bald faced hornets nest and then we also exposed the yellow jacket nest so we could spray some wasp killer in there. With a baby we cannot risk having these things around.

Some packages arrived for our little baby. Thanks to those who sent them.

Later we had a bonfire and burnt the wasp nests while relaxing after a full day of work on the homestead.

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