Another Front Porch adventure at 1737 Urban Homestead Y’all, pull up a chair. We need to talk. Now, if you’ve been around 1737 Urban Homestead long enough, you already know that Mr. Caldwell has a habit of doing things. And somehow, those things usually end up becoming MY stories to tell. Well, he’s done itContinueContinue reading “The Tennessee Two: I Said NO Rabbits!”
Category Archives: The Front Porch
Apparently We Make Seed Tape Now
There are certain things you expect to find happening around an urban homestead. Seeds being planted. Something being harvested. Chickens somewhere doing something they have absolutely no business doing. Jordan walking out of the garden with vegetables stuffed into his pockets because apparently harvest baskets are optional. These things are normal. What I was notContinueContinue reading “Apparently We Make Seed Tape Now”
They Came for a Garden Tour … We Gained Family
Some days remind you exactly why you started this whole crazy adventure. A friend of Jordan’s reached out and asked if her son and daughter-in-law could come see the homestead. We figured it would be a quick walk around the yard. You know… “Here’s the garden. Here’s the chickens. Thanks for coming.” Yeah… That isContinueContinue reading “They Came for a Garden Tour … We Gained Family”
We Ordered 10. The Box Said Otherwise.
A Front Porch Story Whew, y’all. I would like to start by saying that I had already made peace with 10 chickens. Ten Cornish Cross chicks were headed to 1737 Urban Homestead. Ten. Double digits. I had accepted it. I had mentally prepared myself. I had even gotten to the point where I could say,ContinueContinue reading “We Ordered 10. The Box Said Otherwise.”
How Do You Move a Mountain? Apparently, One Gorilla Cart at a Time.
Meanwhile, at The Situation… 😂 I woke up this morning, and Mr. Caldwell was already outside. Now, if you’ve been sitting on this Front Porch with me for any amount of time, you already know that sentence rarely ends with anything normal. I looked outside, and there he was. Moving the mulch. By hand. LetContinueContinue reading “How Do You Move a Mountain? Apparently, One Gorilla Cart at a Time.”
Pull Up a Chair. We Saved You Some Seeds.
Jordan’s birthday, a fall garden in a bag, and why there will always be something to share at The Garden Table. Jordan did a thing. Now, if you’ve spent any amount of time here on The Porch, you already know those words could lead absolutely anywhere. There could be chickens involved. There could be somethingContinueContinue reading “Pull Up a Chair. We Saved You Some Seeds.”
Sometimes Progress Gets Dumped in Your Yard by the Truckload
There are some days on a homestead when progress looks beautiful. A basket full of vegetables. A handful of fresh eggs. A fig tree loaded with fruit. A garden bed finally coming together exactly the way you pictured it. And then there are days when progress pulls up in a big truck and gets dumpedContinueContinue reading “Sometimes Progress Gets Dumped in Your Yard by the Truckload”
What’s in Jordan’s Pockets Today?
Just another perfectly normal harvest at 1737 Urban Homestead There are harvest baskets at 1737 Urban Homestead. I know this because I have personally seen them. We own them. They are available. They are perfectly capable of holding vegetables. Jordan, however, apparently has other plans. He was out in the garden today doing what JordanContinueContinue reading “What’s in Jordan’s Pockets Today?”
The View From the Porch
The Breeze Won’t Wait I was supposed to be cleaning my office. That is how this story should probably begin. 😂 Somehow, though, I ended up sitting on the deck with my laptop, working on a few workbooks and looking out over the homestead. Jordan was in the garden trimming basil. Samson was stretched outContinueContinue reading “The View From the Porch”