Welcome to The Cove Journal! It’s always an adventure to look back on the progress made during the development of any homestead. The successes, the failures, and the recollections all combine to write a personal story at Tranquilla Cove!
These are posts about the progress here at Tranquilla Cove Homestead, in The Cove Garden, including our favorite recipes from Cove Cuisine!…enjoy!
Notes from St. Somewhere. I started in mid-February and with plenty of retirement time on my hands, this week I finally completed the makeover of …
broken eggs, dead hens… New, Reinforced Chicken Yard. The last weeks of June and early weeks of July were not a good period for our …
Water levels continue to rise! Water levels continue to rise! The lifeguard stand in Gillis Pond is disappearing! Beginning in June of this year the …
Turning misfortune to Fortune… Firewood from Hurricane Irma. After Hurricane Irma came through over the weekend of September 9th and 10th, numerous trees were downed …
There comes a time in every homesteader’s schedule, when it’s time to harvest a Hen. Whether a hen is older and no longer laying, or …
Once retired, and having made the decision to sell The Herb Garden, I sold the greenhouses separate from the property and kept a 22′ x …
Well, it’s August 2012 and we are preparing for a flock of new chickens to arrive this spring. We are planning on getting 25 …