On our first walk through the new property, I spotted what looked like a rock water slide. We were on a mission, so I didn’t take time to explore the area, but I made a point to come back to see exactly what the rock was. The trail is behind the waterfall in the image…
This trip was one of the wettest we have experienced on Kowalski Mountain. Early on I learned that boots are a necessity on the homestead. The red, rock hard clay turns into thick mud that clings to your boots. No matter how hard I try, I always get mud on everything I bring. We try…
Philip has a gift of seeing what something can be, not what is might actually be. He was called to a tree job to remove a tree that has fallen on a shed. He agreed to the job and asked if they wanted him to remove the damaged shed as well. They agreed and he…
The spring is an exciting time at the Florida House. Of course in Florida, we get a head start on spring! While the rest of the world is dreaming about warm days, we are well into the tasks of spring time on the homestead. Our granddaughter, Addison, spent some time helping me with chores. It…
It’s an exciting day at Kowalski Mountain!! We closed on an additional 28 acres of adjoining property! The total acreage is now 68 acres! Philip and his parents, Danny and Joy Murphy collaborated to make this a possibility. The Murphy’s will maintain a small portion of property along the road. They will have a place…
Before I met Philip, I had tried processing just one leg of venison, my one take away from that experience was… Kiss the butcher, you appreciate what he does more than you know. I have to admit I feel that way still, I get overwhelmed when I look at the starting point. Philip doesn’t seem…
The best part about fall on the homestead is we focus less on work projects and more on enjoy our time there. That’s not to say, there are no work projects, like all farms, the work never ends. Our visit with Eric Kowalski, Jess Tidwell and Weston was extremely special to have three generations of…
We celebrated Thanksgiving early with Eric Kowalski and Jess Tidwell, Philip’s son and daughter-in-law as well as our neighbors the Duvalls. We brought a very special Thanksgiving guest. Westin wasn’t sure of what to think of the turkey. he liked him much better in the cage rather than when Philip held the bird. The whole…
Butchering day finally arrived for our parent’s pigs. We told them what we were up to so they would be prepared to put a pig in their freezers and they wanted to help with butchering. We worked together to load the pigs nto the trailer to give these piggies a wagon ride to the butchering…
Philip and I both enjoy the water. One of the benefits of living in Florida is lots of different types of water activities. I had no idea that we could go shrimping to harvest shrimp right off the dock of the nearby Saint John River A Weekend Getaway to go Shrimping Philip and I made…
