Life at Hearth & Handcraft

Night Whispers in the Bougie Coop: A Homestead’...

Night drapes itself gently over the homestead, and inside the little chandeliered coop, the world exhales. One by one, my girls drift into stillness, feathers settling like petals after a...

Night Whispers in the Bougie Coop: A Homestead’...

Night drapes itself gently over the homestead, and inside the little chandeliered coop, the world exhales. One by one, my girls drift into stillness, feathers settling like petals after a...

The Great Cattle Run of 2026: A Homestead’s Joy...

The Great Cattle Run of 2026 🐄🌾 Our neighbors cows came back to the pasture tonight, and watching them run through the field brought that familiar mix of joy and...

The Great Cattle Run of 2026: A Homestead’s Joy...

The Great Cattle Run of 2026 🐄🌾 Our neighbors cows came back to the pasture tonight, and watching them run through the field brought that familiar mix of joy and...

Opal's Grand Entrance: A Nightly Coop Drama on ...

Every night I watch my girls head into the coop… except one. Every night, Opal decides to test my blood pressure like it’s her personal hobby. Five of my ladies:...

Opal's Grand Entrance: A Nightly Coop Drama on ...

Every night I watch my girls head into the coop… except one. Every night, Opal decides to test my blood pressure like it’s her personal hobby. Five of my ladies:...

Bougie Flock, Cozy Feathers: A Homestead Chicke...

Two months into my chicken journey and somehow I’m more obsessed than day one. Every evening I sit on the bench with Bea and Opal arguing over who gets lap...

Bougie Flock, Cozy Feathers: A Homestead Chicke...

Two months into my chicken journey and somehow I’m more obsessed than day one. Every evening I sit on the bench with Bea and Opal arguing over who gets lap...

Gerdi’s Hey‑Hey Era: A Warm, Homestead Tale of ...

🐓✨ Ahem. Attention, humans. It is I… Gerdi. Or at least… I was Gerdi. Today, I discovered a new feature: THE NOISE. I opened my beak to give a polite...

Gerdi’s Hey‑Hey Era: A Warm, Homestead Tale of ...

🐓✨ Ahem. Attention, humans. It is I… Gerdi. Or at least… I was Gerdi. Today, I discovered a new feature: THE NOISE. I opened my beak to give a polite...

Home Is Where the Chickens Are: A Heartfelt Wee...

My birthday weekend at the lake was great… until my camera showed FIVE chickens in the coop last night instead of six. And where was Opal? Sitting in the run...

Home Is Where the Chickens Are: A Heartfelt Wee...

My birthday weekend at the lake was great… until my camera showed FIVE chickens in the coop last night instead of six. And where was Opal? Sitting in the run...