https://providencelanehomestead.com/2026/04/02/the-story-of-the-q-pen/https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/screenshot-2026-04-02-at-10.57.29-am.pngScreenshot 2026-04-02 at 10.57.29 AMhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/screenshot-2026-04-02-at-10.57.17-am.pngScreenshot 2026-04-02 at 10.57.17 AMhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/screenshot-2026-04-02-at-10.57.40-am.pngClancy and JennyAmy (pink collar) and Clancy, snuggled deep in the clean straw of the q-pen, just after they arrived at the homestead, August 1, 2020.2026-04-02T17:12:33+00:00monthlyhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/keeping/voices-and-correspondence/2026-03-30T20:41:55+00:00weekly0.6https://providencelanehomestead.com/2026/03/25/undrip-and-indigenous-knowledge-a-rebuttal-to-warren-mirko-and-plus/https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-25-at-7.33.11-am.pngScreenshot 2026-03-25 at 7.33.11 AMhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-25-at-7.33.01-am.pngScreenshot 2026-03-25 at 7.33.01 AM2026-03-25T18:57:52+00:00monthlyhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/2026/03/22/shearing-day-2026-done-and-dusted/https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-22-at-11.00.23-am.pngScreenshot 2026-03-22 at 11.00.23 AMhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-22-at-10.41.29-am.pngScreenshot 2026-03-22 at 10.41.29 AMhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-22-at-10.41.18-am-1.pngScreenshot 2026-03-22 at 10.41.18 AMhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-22-at-10.39.55-am.pngScreenshot 2026-03-22 at 10.39.55 AMhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-22-at-10.39.43-am.pngScreenshot 2026-03-22 at 10.39.43 AMhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-22-at-10.39.30-am.pngScreenshot 2026-03-22 at 10.39.30 AMhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-22-at-10.39.18-am.pngScreenshot 2026-03-22 at 10.39.18 AMhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-22-at-10.39.06-am.pngScreenshot 2026-03-22 at 10.39.06 AMhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-22-at-8.00.31-am-1.pngScreenshot 2026-03-22 at 8.00.31 AMhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-22-at-7.47.25-am-2.pngScreenshot 2026-03-22 at 7.47.25 AMIt was a day of gathering! In the barns for shearing (that's Charlotte's nose poking out from Alex's arm), around the firepit, at the skirting table and for lunch!2026-03-22T17:35:47+00:00monthlyhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/2026/03/22/money-skills-and-time/https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-22-at-8.00.31-am.pngScreenshot 2026-03-22 at 8.00.31 AMhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-22-at-7.47.25-am-1.pngScreenshot 2026-03-22 at 7.47.25 AMhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-22-at-7.47.25-am.pngScreenshot 2026-03-22 at 7.47.25 AM2026-03-22T14:09:40+00:00monthlyhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/2026/03/20/rewilding-vs-restoration/https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-20-at-5.24.34-pm.pngScreenshot 2026-03-20 at 5.24.34 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PM2026-02-17T21:02:36+00:00monthlyhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/2026/02/16/steer-to-your-mirrors/https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/screenshot-2026-02-16-at-1.24.40-pm-1.pngScreenshot 2026-02-16 at 1.24.40 PMPiloting the Samuel Hearne through the delta where the Churchill River flows into Hudson Bay. https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/screenshot-2026-02-16-at-1.24.32-pm-1.pngScreenshot 2026-02-16 at 1.24.32 PMMalcom lived in Churchill for a few months, navigating the tundra in these giant bear crawlers. https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/screenshot-2026-02-16-at-1.24.40-pm.pngScreenshot 2026-02-16 at 1.24.40 PMMalcolm piloting the Samuel Hearne in the delta where the Churchill River flows into Hudson Bay.https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/screenshot-2026-02-16-at-1.24.32-pm.pngScreenshot 2026-02-16 at 1.24.32 PMMalcom spent several months in Churchill, MB manhandling the bear crawlers across the tundra. 2026-02-17T21:07:31+00:00monthlyhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/gatheirng/2026-02-17T17:09:44+00:00weekly0.6https://providencelanehomestead.com/2026/02/06/hay-is-not-a-failure/https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/screenshot-2026-02-06-at-12.41.56-pm.pngScreenshot 2026-02-06 at 12.41.56 PMhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/screenshot-2026-02-06-at-12.27.52-pm.pngScreenshot 2026-02-06 at 12.27.52 PM2026-02-12T16:15:12+00:00monthlyhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/2026/02/10/canada-grows-a-lot-of-food-so-why-does-our-food-system-still-feel-fragile/https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/screenshot-2026-02-10-at-1.45.35-pm.pngScreenshot 2026-02-10 at 1.45.35 PM2026-02-12T16:13:05+00:00monthlyhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/2026/02/09/a-shepherd-in-the-blood/https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/screenshot-2026-02-09-at-9.40.46-am.pngScreenshot 2026-02-09 at 9.40.46 AMA series of letters from cousin Audrey telling the story - as much as we know - of Janet's coverlet. https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/screenshot-2026-02-09-at-9.35.39-am.pngScreenshot 2026-02-09 at 9.35.39 AMThis is my Grandfather, Harold Ghent, when he went to visit his family in Scotland during WW2. https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/screenshot-2026-02-09-at-9.35.17-am.pngScreenshot 2026-02-09 at 9.35.17 AMThe coverlet in cousin Wilma's home. A beautiful family artifact and a talisman of female enterprise, ingenuity and resilience.2026-02-12T16:11:26+00:00monthlyhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/2026/02/03/what-we-count-becomes-what-we-build/https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/screenshot-2026-02-03-at-10.40.41-am.pngScreenshot 2026-02-03 at 10.40.41 AMA sample of Canadian wool grown, spun and woven entirely in Canada. 2026-02-12T16:10:50+00:00monthlyhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/2026/01/27/rebuilding-canadas-wool-industry-a-supply-chain-roadmap-for-producers-investors-and-innovators/https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-27-at-7.55.01-am.pngScreenshot 2026-01-27 at 7.55.01 AM2026-02-12T16:09:39+00:00monthlyhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/2026/01/19/animal-welfare-approved/https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-19-at-10.41.12-am.pngScreenshot 2026-01-19 at 10.41.12 AMCharlie Hester has been our auditor for the last three years. We've gotten to know each other reasonably well over our time together and I always appreciate his professionalism, thoroughness and seasoned guidance. https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-19-at-10.41.02-am.pngScreenshot 2026-01-19 at 10.41.02 AMCharlie visits us every year - without fail - and every year we go through all the data needed to keep our certification. This includes everything from infrastructure, feed, record-keeping, pasture conditions and more. 2026-02-12T16:08:52+00:00monthlyhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/2026/01/20/stewardship-in-the-straw/https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-20-at-11.36.40-am.pngScreenshot 2026-01-20 at 11.36.40 AMLuther, just a few seconds old. https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-20-at-11.36.55-am.pngScreenshot 2026-01-20 at 11.36.55 AMhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-20-at-11.05.41-am.pngScreenshot 2026-01-20 at 11.05.41 AM2026-02-12T16:07:17+00:00monthlyhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/2026/02/09/when-fire-isnt-an-option/https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/screenshot-2026-02-09-at-11.32.33-pm.pngScreenshot 2026-02-09 at 11.32.33 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AM2026-02-12T14:08:24+00:00weekly0.6https://providencelanehomestead.com/about/https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/screenshot-2026-02-11-at-1.10.15-pm.pngScreenshot 2026-02-11 at 1.10.15 PM2026-02-12T04:50:39+00:00weekly0.6https://providencelanehomestead.com/2026/01/19/reading-a-hay-analysis/https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-19-at-3.46.35-pm.pngScreenshot 2026-01-19 at 3.46.35 PMOur lambs are wondering where their mommies are - it's supper time.https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-19-at-3.46.18-pm.pngScreenshot 2026-01-19 at 3.46.18 PMhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-19-at-12.04.58-pm-3.pngScreenshot 2026-01-19 at 12.04.58 PMTwo hay samples, from two very different bales. https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-19-at-12.04.58-pm-4.pngScreenshot 2026-01-19 at 12.04.58 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PM2026-02-11T21:30:36+00:00monthlyhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/2026/01/22/barely-no-barley/https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-22-at-9.15.31-pm.pngScreenshot 2026-01-22 at 9.15.31 PMhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-22-at-9.15.49-pm.pngScreenshot 2026-01-22 at 9.15.49 PMLizzie resting with Lyle, her lamb from 2024.https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-22-at-9.16.07-pm.pngScreenshot 2026-01-22 at 9.16.07 PM2026-02-11T21:29:19+00:00monthlyhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/2026/01/29/amp-management-a-pod-case-study/https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-29-at-1.59.42-pm.pngScreenshot 2026-01-29 at 1.59.42 PMhttps://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-29-at-11.37.47-am.pngScreenshot 2026-01-29 at 11.37.47 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AM2026-01-28T13:32:53+00:00weekly0.6https://providencelanehomestead.com/keeping/craft-and-material-culture/2026-01-28T12:51:10+00:00weekly0.6https://providencelanehomestead.com/keeping/farming-viability/2026-01-27T20:19:02+00:00weekly0.6https://providencelanehomestead.com/connecting/2026-01-23T21:46:40+00:00weekly0.6https://providencelanehomestead.com/tending/the-homestead-day-to-day-chore-tracker/https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-16-at-11.49.03-am.pngScreenshot 2026-01-16 at 11.49.03 AMCastration Day isn't anyone's best day but it's essential for non-breeding boys. https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-16-at-11.42.49-am.pngScreenshot 2026-01-16 at 11.42.49 AMIt's not my favourite chore but it has to be done. https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-16-at-11.41.55-am.pngScreenshot 2026-01-16 at 11.41.55 AMLizzie with her brand new babies, Lucy and Luther.https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-16-at-11.41.41-am.pngScreenshot 2026-01-16 at 11.41.41 AMGetting hands-on with the newly shorn fleeces, we skirt out all the nasty bits. https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-16-at-10.56.09-am.pngScreenshot 2026-01-16 at 10.56.09 AMIt's a lot of work but I think they all appreciate it. https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-16-at-10.55.51-am.pngScreenshot 2026-01-16 at 10.55.51 AMCleaning the sheds is a regular chore here. We spot clean daily and do a bigger clean and re-bed once a week. Every Spring we pull everything out, allow the stalls to dry thoroughly and then re-bed fresh.https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-16-at-10.51.04-am.pngScreenshot 2026-01-16 at 10.51.04 AMWe go through a fair bit of hay in a year. It has to be taken off the truck and then stored for winter. https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-16-at-10.51.26-am.pngScreenshot 2026-01-16 at 10.51.26 AMAmy, our ewe really getting into her hay. https://providencelanehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-16-at-10.51.41-am.pngScreenshot 2026-01-16 at 10.51.41 AMSometimes we have to rely on the expertise of our veterinary partners. 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