Clyde's Dale Homestead

12/02/2025

Taking the boys for a morning walk.

12/02/2025

Success! I got the stained glass panel out of the wooden window frame. I couldn’t believe how much putty was holding it in place. It reminded me of cleaning out a horse’s hooves. You know what the foot is supposed to look like, you just have to keep digging until you get to the bottom.

12/01/2025

The dog’s new-to-them insulated house had a significant gap left when we installed the new vinyl flaps. A quick fix hopefully keeps out the draft. Snuggle up, it’s cold out there!

12/01/2025

Looks like someone got in on the Mann Lake Bee & Ag Supply Black Friday sale. 🤔 I mean, what else is a beekeeper supposed to do during the winter except build beehives? 🍯 🐝 ❤️

11/30/2025

Local friends! This is a great opportunity to learn about honeybees.

Buzzin' with the bees
Inland Empire Beekeepers Association will visit with honey, honeycomb, photographs, and more to teach us about honeybees and other native pollinators in the area.

Spirit Lake Library, Saturday, December 6th, 12:15-1:45pm

More information here: https://bit.ly/47EjbIU

11/30/2025

The only downside to not hosting Thanksgiving dinner is lack of leftovers.

Gratefully we did bring home rolls, stuffing, mashed potatoes, salad, and sweet potatoes, so making a chicken and a bit of gravy is not a big deal to have yummy meals for the rest of the weekend.

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving leftover? 🦃 🥧 🥔 🍞 🥗 🍠

11/29/2025

New indoor winter project because I definitely haven’t finished all the previous indoor winter projects. 🤣

I consulted with my stained glass class teacher and she said this can be fixed. I bought a matching set of these windows years ago at a flea market in Texas. An unfortunate incident that shall not be named broke 4 panels of this window.

We picked out some replacement glass, now the next step is to remove the glass panel from the wooden window frame.

11/28/2025

A little morning excitement on the homestead.

11/28/2025

Exciting times in our neck of the woods. The electric company is putting their lines underground. A slight inconvenience for traffic and our dirt road will need a little TLC, but these guys are courteous and fast. It will be so nice not to worry about overhead power lines being damaged in a storm or by falling trees.

Kootenai Electric Cooperative

11/27/2025

I know kale will not be the most celebrated food on the table today, but it makes a nice addition to a mixed green winter salad with orange segments, pomegranate arils and pecans.

Sweet Honey Curry Salad Dressing

2 cloves garlic, peeled
Juice of one orange (about 1/4 cup)
2 T honey 🐝
1 tsp curry powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2 cup oil such as olive or pecan

Blend with an immersion blender or small food processor. Serve over sturdy greens like kale, beet greens and spinach. Makes about 3/4 cup dressing.

11/27/2025

Our homestead in Texas. All the animals in this video have passed on and the little boy is now taller than me. Bittersweet but beautiful memories that we are grateful to have enjoyed. What are you grateful for today? Every has to say at least one thing before we can eat! 🤣🥧🍁 🦃

11/26/2025

Happy first snow. ❄️