All posts by Jennifer Jelliff-Russell
HGTV is a Lie (But I Still Love It)
As a millennial, my generation is not known for having much patience. In fact, we tend to want what we want right now. Retailers have figured this out with perks like one day shipping, instant access, and movies/TV on demand, but no one gets it quite like the television producers on channels like HGTV and […]
Water, Water Everywhere
Readying the House
Our March visit to our Maine house for getting it move in ready was not exactly what we expected. Though we had enjoyed (and laughed at) BDN visual journalist Troy R. Bennett’s song about snow in March, Jason and I didn’t actually think we’d be dealing with snow and frozen ground in the last week […]
Welcome to Homesteading (Mis)Adventures!
Hello there! Looking for a blog full of homesteading adventures (and probably a lot of misadventures)? You’ve found the right place! I’m Jennifer and I’ll be recounting the process that my husband, Jason, and I go through as we build an organic, permaculture-based farm and renovate our “new” 1900s farmhouse out in Amherst, Maine. Don’t […]