The day started out as any other...

So there I was... ok, ok, just kidding. I am starting this blog to document my attempts at all things homesteading.

 First off, let me introduce myself. My name is Nikky, and I have always loved to garden, bake, cook, sew, craft, etc. It is who I am. My best friend, Billie, once told me that someday I will make a lucky guy very very happy with all my "Susie  homemaker qualities". And so I have... We were married October 2011. His name is Scott, he has been a farmer all of his life. He currently has his own dairy farm and milks 40+ girls twice a day. All my life I never thought I'd marry a farmer, but now that I think of it, it totally fits with who I am.

Let me first mention that we do not live on the farm. We renovated Scott's ancestor's house in our hometown. A small town of about 10,000? We are currently living in the upper unit while we are finishing the lower. We have a great sized front yard, the back yard is decent, but awkward. There are trees all over this beautiful city, and it is rich in history. I love this house, and the small chunk of land we live on. 

A few drawbacks: 1. We live on the corner lot, therefore we have no privacy. 2.Our lot shape is similar to a parallelogram if you will. But it gets narrower at the rear (haha) 3. There is the beautiful ancient tree across the street, and as much as I revel in it's beauty, it shades my entire front lawn. (make way for moss, clumpy grass, and tons of lily of the valley) don't get me wrong, I'm sure in the summer I'll be lovin' the shade, but it just sucks garden-wise. We are limited to the side yard and a portion of the backyard.

I feel like that's the worst of it all. So, I suppose it could be terribly worse! We have some great neighbors, and some iffy ones, and ones that we make up crazy stories about when we are at the breakfast table :)

So there it is...my first post as Growin' Gaia--Urban Homesteader!

Green Blessings! ~Nikky