But It's A False Spring

Ben is in the greenhouse today, cleaning up and getting some new growing spaces prepared. Meanwhile, Meg is in the kitchen finding creative ways to cook when things break.
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Intro: Let Me Love You by Loving Caliber
Til All That’s Left Is Ash by Ludlow
Wicked One by Velvet Moon
Summer Night by Wai
Some Kind Of Animal by Tigerblood Jewel
Rose In The Garden by Cody Francis
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[@bjgigout9832]

Meg is nothing less than a total jewel! She’s the epitome of a Proverbs 31 woman. What a blessing.

[@kathylane5934]

True

[@trenarexroad4083]

Amen❤😊❤

[@sherrysimpson4966]

Meg is a Superhero! Love her so much!

[@susiet2150]

So true.

[@SandraNelson063]

Watching you and Buggy messing about in the greenhouse together, I remember messing about with my Dad. Now I'm 60 and he's 84. We don't mess about any more. But I can remember and smile.

[@evalinawarne1337]

Sandra,. Please talk with your dad about this. My dad died at 85. We spend many years talking and listening to music tapes he was making. He would of been now 102.. I made a picture calendar of us. That was their favorite favorite gift. I had pictures from 1920,s. Thank you for SHARING your special loving times. GOD BLESS YOU 🀄🀄🀄🛐🛐🛐🌹🀄

[@grannylanna7940]

Great memories thanks

[@SewFrancine6120]

Hi Sandra Take a couple of minutes to remind your dad of that time and how much your memories mean to you. I’m sitting in a consultation room just outside of the ICU unit where my 89yo Mom is being cared for. She is semi with it but I keep talking to her about my memories of growing up with my two brothers Mom and Dad. I’m the only one left whose going to remember these special times. A trip to Puerto Rico, hiking and driving through the island the rain Forrest, we rented a guest house on the beach then decided we wanted a pool so we moved to a hotel the last few days. Fishing trips riding bicycles In Central Park in NYC huge Chinese diners on Sunday nights. How my dad would sing along with Harry Belafonte on Sundays My dad worked 6 days a week, Sundays were important. It’s now only Mom and I left, my dad and both brothers are both gone. My middle brothers name is Adam Keith Ruhalter, google him we lost in on 9/11 it’s always a struggle. But the thought of my mom no longer here scares me so much. Stay safe my never met friend talk to your dad reminisce a bit maybe bring out photos Write all the peoples names on the pictures because the who are they quests will follow you. ☮️💟✝️ Francine

[@gelwood99]

By all means, talk to your dad about those times!! My dad passed 6 years ago at 92 and we had many talks about past times while I cooked him supper. Memories I wouldn't trade for anything. He died at home like he wanted from ok to gone in 3 days, he passed on Valentine's Day to join my mother. So give him the gift of reliving those memories with you now while he still can and bring you both joy and more sweet memories for you when he is gone!

[@frankjames379]

@@grannylanna7940 Hello 🤗

[@hollybacon3172]

"Find your apocalypse partner"!!! You nailed that so perfectly! You two are such an incredible and inspiring couple! Thank you for sharing your journey with us ❤️

[@WildHopeHomestead]

Yes, that cracked me up!!! 😂 So right.

[@charliestrickland6194]

Did my heart good to hear you praise Meg! Hope the boys hear it too, if they verbally appreciate their Mama then doing so with a wife will come natural! Love you all!

[@philipschmidt87]

Improvise, adapt and overcome! 2 Thumbs Way up for Meg!👍

[@marissa1168]

Fun fact about the Osage Orange! (I'm probably not the first to say it, but oh well!) It was a favorite food of ice age megafauna, especially giant ground sloths and mammoths/mastodons, and it is thought that they were the osage's primary disperser. Because the fruits are so large, nothing but gravity is going to take them to new locations now that those large animals are no longer eat and "depositing" the seeds in far off locations. So the fact that you're in essence doing a mammoth's job right now is pretty cool! (: "The Trees That Miss The Mammoths" is a really cool article if anyone wants to read more. Great video as always!

[@karenlenoury4156]

Buggy covered in mud, priceless. Mom always told the grandkids, "God made dirt, dirt don't hurt". Greenhouse is looking fabulous.

[@frankjames379]

Hello Karen ❤️

[@frankjames379]

Hello Karen

[@rajinevin7273]

Buggy, Buggy, Buggy... she is so adorable. It's so heartwarming to see her connecting with Mother Nature. To hear her say she likes those little flowers almost brought me to tears.

[@materesa8008]

Ikr? So darn cute

[@DragonflyRefuge]

Years ago when my power went out for a week, I used my outdoor grill as an oven. You have to be creative but it can be done. Great job Meg!

[@beccagee5905]

I used a campground grill using fallen limbs for a wood fire to make breakfast, and supper every day for a week, for 7 people. We ate like royalty. Bacon, eggs, fried potatoes, and toast. Steak, baked potatoes, garlic bread, and corn on the cob. No electricity to keep meat refrigerated in summer in Florida. I found a way with absolutely no issues. I froze the meat completely, bought dry ice, double packaged everything and used one cooler for a freezer, and the other for a refrigerator with block ice. We did buy bag ice to add to the top as the dry ice dissipated, and as the block ice melted. I cooked meat that would go bad quickly first, and cooked meat that hold up longer like cured bacon and steak last.

[@MayraRodriguez-id5rm]

In Puerto Rico, after hurricane Irma, I made coffee with candles (all I had at the moment). It took some but I had ☕🌞. Love you guys!🌟

[@domesti-city]

I've used a large BBQ to make lasagna for 40 people. You have to think it through, but it can be done!

[@susanfryer636]

I love when Ben gives history lessons.

[@frankjames379]

Hello Susan

[@Yaketyyak21]

It’s wise to marry up with a woman that knows her way around the kitchen.🤗

[@caryrhea3974]

It might be a false spring but I'll take it. I've cleaned out last years garden. I'm ready to go. Have a great day, God bless ❤❤❤

[@ladydragon3648]

I think it is great that Meg can do all the things she can do with cooking like that. You have a great wife & Mother to the kids. You all are a great family together.

[@kathychester8794]

My Grandma (born 1915) always waited to plant until the 10th of May. We are in the foothills in North Georgia. Also, our largest snow that I know of was March of 1993. My Grandma's sister was born the first of May (1913) and there was snow on the ground when she was born. Always listen to the old people that are around you... those old men that are at the co-op, the old ladies at the grocery store, etc. They are an encyclopedia of knowledge. The old people also used the farmers almanac and planted (and preserved, butchered, etc) by the signs.

[@frankjames379]

Hello Kathy

[@terresiagregg9326]

I just don't think anyone can beg Meg she comes up with so many ideas how to do things just need to get things done i love it

[@tinakarp3996]

The first 60 seconds of this video and that sweet baby's voice, really made my day. Thank you 🥰

[@frankjames379]

Hello Tina

[@ginalindert531]

Besides loving your family and watching your vlogs you guys have the best followers! The amount of heart-felt positive words that come from your comments is amazing to me! You guys truly are a blessing to so many people! Way to make a difference and know that we all appreciate all the hard work that goes into creating this KZbin channel! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@lillianperry6451]

Have to laugh here in Wisconsin closing things because of a major ice storm and we might get up to a foot of snow. Guess the idea of spring is a little unbelievable. Lol

[@karenwood8300]

Whoever filmed the blossom montage, it was glorious and welcomed. Thank you for sharing Spring’s offerings.

[@roxanneelsey6266]

Beautiful intro with all the flowers and music

[@doreenwhitehead4224]

That beautiful ginger cat always seems to find his way in your videos. I have had several gingers, and some say they are like a dog. They follow you and be around you. He is beautiful!

[@TheDawn0310]

I love the ingenuity both of you have. My husband tells me I could open an empty refrigerator and pull off a meal and he is my brains when it comes to anything past KZbin or Facebook. So I agree, when you find a good one to go through life with, don’t skip the opportunity. This year we will celebrate 37 years of doing life together.😊

[@tinatippin5705]

Thank you for being willing to share all that you do and keeping the most personal to you private. I understand how much work this must be while you have so much to do. I have been thinking a lot about that lately. You bring hope for the future, knowledge in many different things and your faith and devotion to God is there to see. I appreciate what you are doing.

[@mississippigirlgardening8396]

Remembering back when y’all first moved to the land and started working the land and thinking about how your soul was and what all hard work love and passion y’all put into it and wow look at it now so much richer so much richer!💚

[@conniewilson5531]

ROTFL 😅 🤣 I love how mom doesn't discourage the baby from climbing the ladder, but instead only stands near to be Anne to catch her in case she did. 😚 Well done mom.

[@lindal5303]

Once again, Meg has raised the bar!! 🥰

[@frankjames379]

Hello Linda 🏵️

[@kellybelanger2561]

my oldest son and I built a wood fire brick cook stove outside with a bread oven last fall. we have cooked many times on the grill this winter but waiting to use my bread oven when the snow is gone. So useful and a great powerless back up. My husband is a machinist so he built my fire box and steel cooking plate. Recreated my grandfathers cookout from when I was a kid, but added the bread oven. Maybe a use for all your left over bricks!

[@tinapayne2367]

Omg my oven is 7 years old and did the same exact thing. Didn't know there wasn't a such thing as a pilot light anymore😄 Your story just help one person more than you know. It's been driving me nuts!

[@frankjames379]

Hello Tina

[@deanasharp4775]

Im jealous we have brown everything. I love spring everything reawakens

[@michellenelson7899]

Buggy in the dirt what a beautiful blessing to watch Meg is resourceful much love and blessings 😊❤️

[@TRuth.T]

WoW Love the sunshine... We have the same snow since Nov. & tonight were getting up to 20+" WI. winters are brutal.

[@CityWideGardens]

I wanted to give a thumbs down to your comment, but not because I didn’t like the comment but because I agree with you, your weather being yucky is no fun

[@TRuth.T]

@@CityWideGardens I used to be a Jersey girl(35 yrs. ago ;)

[@debrezo58]

What's that saying..."necessity is the mother of invention"! Well done Meg! And yes Ben you two were made for each other! You compliment one another so well💖

[@frankjames379]

Hello Brezo

[@rkthing55]

Had a flashback to the previous tiller while Ben was working the dirt. Astounding how long he struggled along with old one! Lest one forgets how long he used the cart and lawn mower before getting a tractor. Oh my! 😯

[@bettypearson5570]

I have never cared for radishes but am thinking of growing them this year. I don't like raw radishes but am considering trying roasted radishes to see if that is something I might want to do regularly. Àlso want to try making radish flour (along with some other veggies flours). As short of a growth cycle as they have it would be a great use of space and time to be able to make use of those nasty little things. I think as we age we should start thinking in terms of versatility of what we grow. I'm trying to think of new uses for things I might not be crazy about or have problems with growing more than I can consume to find other possible uses for instead of being locked into thinking there is only 1 or 2 ways to process. I think you both married up well. Meg has a handsome husband who is also incredibly handy and can fix or build just about anything. Ben has a beautiful wife who is highly skilled and handy inside the home as well as able to handle anything outdoors. And they both cherish their family and each other as well as maintaining the same values. A very blessed family in or out of the apocalypse. I'd be pretty happy to find a guy that has good night vision, will do any chore requiring a ladder and knows what to do with a screwdriver in exchange for some really good cheesecake.

[@AB-ol5uz]

You might try buying some radishes and roasting them before you invest the time and space to grow them.

[@bettypearson5570]

@@AB-ol5uz chickens will eat anything.

[@frankjames379]

Hello Betty 💞

[@bettypearson5570]

@@frankjames379 hello Frank😘

[@frankjames379]

@@bettypearson5570 How are you doing

[@SwimCoach8]

Just about time to build an outdoor pizza/bread oven. Amazing for baking and roasting. Keeps the heat outta the house in the summer months. Thanks for all you guys do and the green house is looking great!

[@tobycatVA]

An outdoor wood-fired adobe pizza/bread oven is one of those things you have to have to find out you should have had it all along. LoL

[@cherylharless281]

You should make meg an outdoor pizza/bread oven. Great for summer when it's too hot to bake stuff too!

[@heatherk8931]

Great idea, and not hard to do!

[@frankjames379]

Hello Cheryl 💝

[@vikkiscott9296]

The whole thing about homesteading I am understanding is adapting to the situation! Well done!!

[@frankjames379]

Hello Vikki

[@twistedponies7480]

Can do people are my favorites. I’ve filled washing machines with hoses, made coffee with paper towels and yeti cups, washed dishes and bathed kids in the river, a plethora of making do over two decades in the river swamp. Being in Hurricane territory, it’s not unusual for us to go weeks without power. Over the years we’ve made do a lot! 😊 Another great video for the end of the day, thanks so much for sharing. Buggy seems to have gotten taller over night…again ❤️

[@lanyrogers5707]

Just another fabulous video from the Hollar bunch. The ingenuity you all exhibit is priceless. I'm 76 years old and remember following my dad around as he mowed the lawn with a push mower. I had to be where he was whenever I could. Love ya'll.

[@patriciaherman6499]

Meg is a wonder woman inventive. Greenhouse looks good and I agree fresh dirt smell reminds of Spring just like fresh mowed hay. Buggy and her mud pie so cute. Blessings to you all. 😊🇺🇲

[@frankjames379]

Hello Herman

[@jakedunwell8264]

Currently 75 degrees here in Kannapolis NC. Yes odd weather for this time of the year but it is welcomed.

[@stumblin_along]

It's 81 here in eastern NC.

[@maryjemison1101]

Buggie Cleaning the Greenhouse ❤️✨😘Good Job Sista !!🐰💫😘

[@frankjames379]

Hello Mary

[@evquinn2156]

Yup…Meg’s the best. I’m glad to hear you praise her. She’s always smiling and that is such a blessing for your kids to grow up with.

[@frankjames379]

Hello Quinn

[@mgtmoffat8411]

It is wonderful watching you as you develop your dream. Extra good to see Buggie out there enjoying it all and not minding a bit of mud. You two are great parents and you are raising great young people with loads of the necessary skills for this world. 💕💕🌻🌻

[@patreynolds1781]

I would love to say we are in spring but as i watch this we are getting a very bad ice storm. My daughter lives in south carolina and she has 80 degree weather. i need to go for a visit.

[@annie250551]

Interplant your onions with the tomatoes... both will benefit. Love your channel btw xx

[@janw491]

I read that planting a spaghetti sauce ingredient garden works well, tomatoes, peppers, onions, basil and such

[@frankjames379]

Hello rope

[@jrsf222]

Love reading the comments…you have a wonderful channel family…just stay yourselves.

[@jonlouis4263]

0:35 is horehound, it can be an invasive weed, but it also makes a good, early season pesto. Foraging food from the wild is a favorite of mine. Chickweed is also a good early salad green.

[@brendakay3802]

That is good advice, to choose someone you could live through the apocalypse with, but also, I think we should strive to BECOME a person that somebody would want to live through the apocalypse with.

[@sharonbrown2352]

The beginning is so sweet with Buggy.

[@gelwood99]

To be blessed with a truly loving partner and helpmate is as good as it gets in this life! I am so happy ya'll found your way through the valleys and are happily standing on The Rock! Ya'll truly are BLESSED! That sweet baby girl is proof!

[@frankjames379]

Hello Gail

[@maryjanew20]

You know what they say about necessity being the mother of invention! Meg, you are awesome! ❤️

[@sharonhaas8503]

💝Ben and Buggy! You were both back in the greenhouse to finish it off! Wonderful work! 🍅 Looking forward to all those lovely tomato seedlings coming up in the summer! 🧑‍🍳 Meg, you gave us a wonderful backup for a broken oven. Thank you. Dinner looked fantastic! Take care you all!! ❇❇❇

[@AfterTheRains]

So sweet seeing Buggy appreciate the pretty flowers. That girl just wants into aaall the things! Bet you can make a silk purse from a sows ear Meg. 😆 You are both such an inventive couple and find unique ways around problems.

[@julieagain]

My daughter loved the tiny flowers when she was Buggy’s age. I would tell her the fairy’s would come out an dance at night leaving little dew drops as they danced. I’d say that’s why the grass was always wet in the morning. She thought that was the best thing ever. If she’d wake up early she’d look out the window to see if she could spy a fairy 🧚‍♀️ 🧚‍♀️ 🧚‍♀️. Thanks for bringing back that memory. She’s 34 now

[@frankjames379]

Hello Julie

[@julieagain]

@@frankjames379 👋

[@frankjames379]

@@julieagain How are you doing

[@julieagain]

@@frankjames379 recovering from surgery.

[@frankjames379]

@@julieagain I'm sorry about that I hope everything is ok with you ❤️

[@sandrakelley-krieg6297]

I have a roaster oven that we use for turkey and ham , usually for holidays. My oven went out and I used it to bake everything in, pies, cakes, breads, roasts. Great piece of kitchen equipment!

[@donnamays24]

Buggy with her little overalls on and going up and down that ladder while hanging out with Daddy…priceless! Blessings guys🙏❤️

[@helenmchugh4632]

That lady deserves a house with a big kitchen already

[@nancyseery2213]

We are a zone 7 here in TN and our plant date is "TAX DAY". I can get a lot of things in before April 15, but not the tomatoes, peppers, sweet potatoes or sweet corn. God bless ya'll and keep growing.

[@gaylewatkins4685]

Awesome day on the homestead. 🥰 You could tell dinner was delicious when Ben was licking his fingers and smiling. 💕😊💕🤗

[@bonnielara9723]

No oven - I would love to see you guys make a video building an old-school outdoor clay oven. You have all that red clay and great skills.

[@camerongilbert1247]

Hearing Buggy talk makes me realise how much time has passed. Doesnt feel that long age she was all new and itty bitty. Love your vlog, keep it comming.

[@jacquieanderson6251]

One year our electricity went out-just as I had bread ready to bake. I started my charcoal grill and baked my bread in that and made supper on it too! The bread was perfectly browned and delicious. Right now we are experiencing a blizzard. Wind chills are at -30- 40 degrees below zero. We have about 4 feet of snow and are expecting about 5 inches of snow. It’s nice to see warm weather!

[@bhavens9149]

Megs the reason I bought a roaster, they aren't expensive and wow are they useful! Great idea on the baking. gets so hot in the summer in the desert that I use it to cook outside a lot and not stress out the AC so much.

[@terrihinton7126]

Yes Ben you will never starve Meg is amazing at life.😁

[@gkiferonhs]

In college back in the day, the only utensil allowed in the dorms at KU was a popcorn popper. I figured out how to make everything from chili to brownies in a popcorn popper. Where there's a will there's a way.

[@cwade1672]

I was thinking bout all the baking stuff and other ways to get around a oven. I was very impressed with Meg's ability to adapt and overcome. Great job..

[@TheVampiregirl84]

That is why Megan needs to write a book! She can drop the mic several times! Go girl!

[@juliewholohan2850]

Ha! Ha! The word piddling here in Australia means weeing Ben🤣🤣🤣

[@charliestrickland6194]

That cracked me up!!

[@karenladwig3856]

Buggy is such a help! She is going to learn to pitch in just like her brothers.❤❤👍👍

[@frankjames379]

Hello Karen

[@judyreynolds305]

Meg you are awesome! There is always a way over, or around, or under a fence! A Mama Bear will always figure out a solution to any problem! I would vote for you for PRESIDENT!!

[@coppertone711]

Dad has Flint Hills property bought as a young man. The hedge (Osage orange) from the dust bowl days bordered the south and fallowed the creak to his ponds. The sistern at the house on the hill remains to this day. When he re strung the barb wire for his cattle, he cut the windrow to post, put the wire in new. It grew back fairly quickly:) Horses will eat those hedge apples, rider alert. I spent many a preschool day taking one from my pony. One of the reasons I stopped using a bridle on him.

[@deecooper1567]

I am not a jealous person! BUT when I see some families being able to plant 🌱 & get an outside garden going, ohhhh😢 Got snow this morning & have been low 30s during the days 🥶🥶 I’m glad many live where they can do this 👍. When it comes to taking care of the family one has to be creative!! Meg, you are a master when it comes to that!!❤ Ben & the boys & Buggy 🐞 keep the food coming in for Meg….. what an amazing family 👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

[@donaldauguston9740]

I hope you'll get another couple of greenhouses so you can grow throughout the winter. I would love to see the rotation of your hot-house crops. Also, I like the idea of you working inside instead of outside when it's super cold. I always feel guilty while I sit here in my warm room and WATCH you freeze.

[@hollybacon3172]

Love your videos ❤️

[@frankjames379]

Hello Holly

[@alicecowan3499]

Omgoodness! Sister is talking soooo good! (. Sorry, I forgot her name ). She is so dang cute!

[@tinagutierrez1226]

I'm in California, but today, Feb. 22nd is higher winds than ever before and huge rain on the way. I'm nervous for you to plant just yet because the West Coast blows east . Hopefully, you will be safe . Our weather around the country has just been severe since November. I truly pray, especially for farmers and homesteaders' families . Because you are who all of us should be, but hopefully soon.

[@brendayokum5666]

Buggy is going to be just like her brothers a very good helper for mom and dad love you're kids and you guys so much I am so proud of you I will watch and learn from your videos until the cancer takes me I hope not for years to come

[@dianadriverasbury9130]

Oh, I have those little flowers, too. And they're all going to get frozen in a bit, I'm sure. Piddling is such a good word.

[@kimcwhite6509]

We had a couple days of almost 80 in Nor Cal last week. Now we're getting storms from up north. We had a wind storm last night that brought down trees and power lines like crazy! Today, calm & sunny but only 40 degrees with predicted snow up to 3 feet on our mountain! Amazing. It's heading east to all you poor people in its path. Buggy and her dirt is adorable and hilarious all at the same time😘 When I think back to you in Cali, I'm amazed at how far you've come❤️

[@heatherk8931]

Kim, we must be close! Today (Thursday &Friday) snow is forecast for the Sac Valley! I woke to 2 roosters out of their coop at 4 a.m. I guess their door blew off and they all scattered. Its supposed to rain off n on thru Friday. Have a good day!

[@kimcwhite6509]

@@heatherk8931 oh wow! I'm in Lake County and we did get snow last night & this morning. Yes, even the Sac Valley will get some. Maybe tonight and tomorrow (Thurs & Friday) Enjoy❤️

[@tobycatVA]

Among all you create and grow, your progeny are your best and most splendid creations. Your handsome, industrious, and caring children show you have been truly blessed. I appreciate your sharing a peek into your halcyon days.

[@linnaellis212]

“Dem are pretty” And so are you Buggy!😊 Love those Hollar’s ❤

[@linnaellis212]

It is so good to see your children slogging around barefoot and getting muddy. I swear, we were all a lot healthier when we played in the dirt. Natural immunity maybe?

[@charlenefoster6779]

Oh my, you have to have a working stove to survive! Meg you are the woman! Very creative in getting things done. You are good apocalypses partners. Your family could survive most anything. I was reminded how fresh plowed dirt smelled while you were tilling. I am getting excited about my garden this year

[@erikas974]

In school we thought kids to bake flatbread in a frying pan. Better than nothing. Meg is a wizzard in the kitchen.🤩

[@eaccristo]

I married my Apocalypse partner. We would never starve. He hunted and fished and dived for food. We grew our vegetables. We shopped in bulk. I loved it. Kids not so much. But I think had we lived more rural it would’ve made a big difference. He was like Ben also with fixing things. I miss him.

[@tinafurness8487]

Seeing that bit of spring as it is snowing here with an ice storm coming overnight brought happiness o me. Love buggy.

[@susieclark1498]

You two are great together, your kids see how you love and work together...family teamwork. Tell the boys that they are amazing workers.

[@donnajakubos4249]

My husband and his best friend used to smile and say, we checked it out before we asked them to marry us to see if they could cook😁 57 1/2 years later I'm still cooking through all kinds of weird experiences😁 you remind me of us❤️👍

[@sandyc6569]

Meg has it all figured out for sure!! ❣❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❣

Arbor Day Foundation shop has a lot of trees & berry bushes at reasonable prices. They've got bare root Sugar Maples (zones 3-8) there for ~$9 each.

[@frankjames379]

Hello Aine

[@terraint3697]

I'm fasting to get over this cold quickly and now i'm watching this delicious food. What am i doing.

[@Scipiogirl]

Bois d’Arc fun fact: their thorns can go through tires and boot soles like nobody’s business. They do make excellent fence posts, but get them shaped and cut before they’re 3 days old, or it’s like cutting concrete. The fruit is really good at deterring bugs, so throw them in your crawl space. Squirrels❤️ the fruit. Never go barefoot around them when they start getting up there.

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi..... Meg and Ben, thank you for showing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 👕🐔🐓🐣🐥🐈🐄🐖🌱🌺🌹🌻🌼🌸🌷🏡🎥👍👍👍

[@jennifervalim2658]

In my old rental I was without a stove and an oven for about 9 months right in the middle of COVID time. I cooked almost everything with my roaster oven, flat griddle, and one burner electric stovetop. When we think about it, we can be very creative and find out how to feed our families.

[@stellacontreras7740]

Yup buggy is adorable in her overalls, playing with mud fun. Meg and you are a match made in Heaven. Fun vidio.God, and Family.❤️

[@cubbi2789]

Its so nice to see how much you and your family have grown over the years. Such a blessing to see the family all helping out and seeing Buggy help out too. I saw Daisies start to come out knowing winter isn’t over. I do look forward to spring to take out my tiller and begin planting. You’re all such great role models

[@dianesnow9806]

Wonderful video from a beautiful family. Blessings!🙏🏻💕💕🙏🏻

[@kprairiesun]

Buggy is so cute climbing the ladder like a regular handyman!

[@frankjames379]

Hello Prairie

[@maryturner3534]

Way to go Meg!

[@frankjames379]

Hello Mary

[@sandracunningham2689]

Pizza oven would be a great project and so rewarding.. Bake bread in the summer without heating up house. Great family project.