Silvercroft Homestead

Documenting the growth of our urban homestead.

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Quilt blocks!

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Cutie patootie!

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Chickens love pumpkin guts!

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Halloween!

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Eeee! No close-ups when I’m not looking my best!

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One of these hens is not like the other...

One is patchy and sad!

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Elphaba is moulting! Those little naked legs are starting to get quill feathers...

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Two butternut squash!

This is the first year we have successfully grown any! Usually they get wiped out by nibbling critters or powdery mildew.

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Elphaba is moulting! There was quite a pile of black feathers under the roost this morning.

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New project in the works... a quilt!

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Newly knitting hat!

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Coneflowers are in full bloom.

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Tomato time! The chickens are loving life!

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Butternut squash is coming along nicely...

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Sunflower time!

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Handmade tea wallet!

Followed this tutorial to whip it up in a half hour and used a hair elastic as the fastener.

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It’s finished!

Reindeer cowl/neck warmer. Knit with Icelandic wool, lined with fleece.