Today’s subject is a tough one. First, as many of you saw on our social networks, the month of June started out rough for us. Our 15-year-old cat, Cleopatra, died suddenly. Today, I want to take the opportunity to discuss the life of our wonderfully sweet cat and also the importance of pets in general. …
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Anyone homesteading in Florida or anywhere else in the world can tell you -one of the absolute most important things in the world is being quick on your feet. When a situation arises, you need to act quick and waste no time thinking. Because sometimes, even a moments hesitation can literally mean the difference between …
If it’s your first time here, you chose the right time to read one of our blogs. Today is our sixth wedding anniversary! When we doubled it up on 4/8/16, we knew that we were in for many fun years together and countless great memories. The world we live in today is not the same …
Good evening and welcome to another Wednesday blog post with your favorite bloggers -The Silly Couple. Today, we have some announcements to make. Namely, around our posting cadence. We’ve done a lot of talking lately about it, and we want to start sharing more about how we’re doing things here on the homestead. We also …
OK, we’re a day early. But, who else wants to join us in wishing our livestock guardian dog a happy birthday! Jadzia was born March 10, 2021, which means she turns 1 year old tomorrow. And, as we celebrate this momentous occasion, we can’t help but feel great pride for our great Pyrenees puppy. She’s …
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Having moved to north central Florida over a year ago, The Silly Couple is ready to step up our homesteading plans. There’s something to be said about taking your time. And, having family and friends living back in St. Pete, it took us awhile to adjust and really get used to managing 5.5 acres. We’re …
New Year’s resolutions might not be worth much, but for the Silly Couple in 2022, we’re really hoping to make a resolution that sticks. Living the homesteading lifestyle involves a lot of work, and we want to share our journey. Specifically, we want to make a promise to you. Regardless of how we progress on …
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Ho-ho-ho, you’re doing a wonderful job! Joseph has been way-overusing that line this season. And, his legacy santa hat has gotten its fair share of use this holiday season as well. Today, we don’t have any major highlights to share, but we wanted to take some time to say…Merry Christmas! New Holiday Traditions? While we …
November was an awesome month for the Silly Couple. No, we didn’t tackle any major homesteading project. But, we did get to enjoy our property quite a bit. Weather has been very pleasant and we’ve had the opportunity to really enjoy some long walks around the property with our livestock guardian dog. Meanwhile, we continue …
It’s been a spooky month here on the homestead, and we’re not just talking about Joseph’s face this time. As many of you know, Halloween is one of our favorite holidays (especially Victoria’s). And while we didn’t quite go all out this year, we are starting to enjoy the space we have. By next year, …