Hanson's Ridge
Nine years ago this March, Himself and I settled on our first home, a townhouse. (Yes, I had a blog there too). Three years ago this March, we settled on our country house and officially moved in. AW sure was a lot smaller! She wasn't even two years old, and DC was a bun in the oven, meaning I did a lot of supervising that day and not a whole lot of carrying heavy boxes. It snowed right after we moved in, proving that this year's March snowstorm wasn't a complete anomaly in the past couple of years. (Although I'm really hoping to avoid an anniversary snow this year). The first year was really a year of discovery. We discovered that the tree next to the garage was a teacup magnolia, the same kind of tree that blossomed every spring outside my childhood bedroom window. It felt like a sign from my dad. We found white dogwoods on the property, my dad's favorite kind of tree. And later in the summer, we found blackberry and wineberry bushes along the wood line. In July, we brought DC home to the Ridge. It was definitely a big year for changes: new house, me leaving work, and growing our family. In 2015, we started working on our homestead dreams. We built a garden and got chickens. 2016 brought further changes to the homestead. We bought a breeding pair of rabbits and started raising meat birds in addition to our layers. We had another busy year in the garden. This year brings a new chicken coop, a new baby, and our second year of raising animals for meat. The rest remains to be seen!
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AuthorHi! I'm Stephanie Hanson. I live with my husband, Himself, on Hanson's Ridge in Virginia. Archives
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