A gray squirrel gripping the textured, rough bark of a tree trunk while looking directly toward the camera.
By Connie Casey April 20, 2026
I just saw the strangest thing. It's just after 5 a.m., and I'm at the barns. It's a frosty morning, just below freezing, and I'm getting breakfast out to all the ponies.
A galvanized metal bucket tipped on its side, spilling a bouquet of purple lilacs onto lush green grass.
By Connie Casey April 11, 2026
I especially enjoy lilac simple syrup, and it lasts about 6 months in the freezer.
A living room nook with two armchairs, a table with a lamp and plant, and a dog resting on a blue blanket by a window.
By Connie Casey March 30, 2026
My windows have never looked this good in the 35 years I've been cleaning them.
A group of people sit around a long wooden conference table in a meeting, with papers and beverages spread out.
By Miranda Johnson March 16, 2026
It’s about learning as we go and sharing what we know—no acreage, no experience required.
Small tomato plants growing in white plastic cups filled with soil.
By Amanda Stephens February 19, 2026
These charts provide general lifespan ranges so you can decide which fruit, vegetable, and herb seeds are still worth planting and which may need to be replaced.
Women around a bonfire outdoors near a building and trees; some are standing, some are seated.
By Miranda Johnson February 11, 2026
A lot of women find NLHG by asking one question: “Why isn’t there something like this where I live?”
Weathered wooden post with rusty barbed wire, blurred background of dry brush.
By Connie Casey February 4, 2026
BLOOD, SWEAT, and TEARS. If you work the land, livestock, or farm in any way, you know these 3 things will be part of your daily duties.
Woman with glasses holding a blue and brown mug; text:
By Connie Casey January 23, 2026
I used the same coffee mug for two decades. A few years ago, it developed a crack and had to be retired. I've been on the search for a new piece of art to start my day, but artisan mugs are not cheap.
Hand reaching into a straw nest with several speckled eggs under a wooden structure.
By Connie Casey January 9, 2026
A story about bad intentions and consequences ...
Snow falling heavily over a stand of evergreen trees.
By Connie Casey December 29, 2025
Soft sprinkles make no sound on their own until they accumulate on the roof and land in an adagio drip.
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