About

We were living in a rented dairyman's house, on the edge of the Wiltshire Downs, when I started this blog in exile from Christian Homestead Bloggers nearly twenty years ago. We also rented ten acres of land in a nearby village, which for some years, we called Chestnuts Farm. It had its own website, so it didn't crop up that much here.

These pages saw me through some significant changes; from homeschooling, through Christian schooling, to State School for both our daughters, and now 'H' is married to another 'H' and 'Boo' is successful self employed fitness coach.

For me, from mother and teacher, as well as grower and home keeper, to a spell spent working at home on the phone, and then onto employment in a Christian Care Home for the Elderly where I do admin, quickly progressing to Management and working full time - while trying to find a direction for the land and our call to farm or homestead, at the same time. Then came the pandemic, a house move, and retirement!

We're now living in our own tiny terrace, but still only a couple of miles from the field we've rented all this time, and making new changes to our lives as our nest becomes an empty one, and I work just a few hours as a VA and the rest of time is spent building our simple life into old age - God willing.

And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.
                                               (Micah 6:8)