Melissa Yosua-Davis
@mellanella.bsky.social
Aspiring homesteader who loves nerdy board games, knitting, and sci-fi/fantasy novels. Stay-at-home Mom of three. Clergy. Lives on an island off the coast of Maine.
Sometimes I wonder why we keep so many sheet sets and towels and baskets full of rags when we barely use half of them. Sometimes I think about downsizing...and then two of your kids get the stomach bug again and you remember why these things come in handy.
Not pictured is the load in the dryer...
Not pictured is the load in the dryer...
March 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Sometimes I wonder why we keep so many sheet sets and towels and baskets full of rags when we barely use half of them. Sometimes I think about downsizing...and then two of your kids get the stomach bug again and you remember why these things come in handy.
Not pictured is the load in the dryer...
Not pictured is the load in the dryer...
4 shows you could watch endlessly on repeat
February 27, 2025 at 6:50 AM
4 shows you could watch endlessly on repeat
I showed my middle daughter the eagle that was eyeing our coop this afternoon (as our chickens were in the run)...
G: Wow! Did the eagle have a chicken for lunch?
😂😂😂
G: Wow! Did the eagle have a chicken for lunch?
😂😂😂
February 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I showed my middle daughter the eagle that was eyeing our coop this afternoon (as our chickens were in the run)...
G: Wow! Did the eagle have a chicken for lunch?
😂😂😂
G: Wow! Did the eagle have a chicken for lunch?
😂😂😂
In the end, what's going to get us through this time? Our neighbors. Our community. The people who show up to help. I was reminded of that today when various friends and neighbors helped me get my car unstuck from our driveway.
(Pic from yesterday)
(Pic from yesterday)
February 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
In the end, what's going to get us through this time? Our neighbors. Our community. The people who show up to help. I was reminded of that today when various friends and neighbors helped me get my car unstuck from our driveway.
(Pic from yesterday)
(Pic from yesterday)
Having a quiet morning with E while the rest of the house is sleeping. It was a pretty sky this AM when I went out to feed the chickens. Glad for power and no ice!
February 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Having a quiet morning with E while the rest of the house is sleeping. It was a pretty sky this AM when I went out to feed the chickens. Glad for power and no ice!
Finally some snow worth the name. The snow was almost to my knees as I walked down the slope to feed the chickens this morning.
February 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Finally some snow worth the name. The snow was almost to my knees as I walked down the slope to feed the chickens this morning.
Have another sick kid at home today. 😭 I thought we had gotten out of stomach bug land...
February 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Have another sick kid at home today. 😭 I thought we had gotten out of stomach bug land...
It took me 10 minutes to get all this onto the ferry dock. This is only after two stores - I decided getting home was worth skipping the last stop.
February 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
It took me 10 minutes to get all this onto the ferry dock. This is only after two stores - I decided getting home was worth skipping the last stop.
I was thinking more along the lines of them rewriting the song about the 3 branches of government...
February 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I was thinking more along the lines of them rewriting the song about the 3 branches of government...
By the time I get home, I will have:
- loaded all the groceries into my car
- unloaded them and dragged them down to the dock
- dragged them to my island car
- loaded them all up into the island car
- unloaded them again at home
Imagine this with a Costco Haul.
Picture of tiny ice floes for tax
- loaded all the groceries into my car
- unloaded them and dragged them down to the dock
- dragged them to my island car
- loaded them all up into the island car
- unloaded them again at home
Imagine this with a Costco Haul.
Picture of tiny ice floes for tax
February 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
By the time I get home, I will have:
- loaded all the groceries into my car
- unloaded them and dragged them down to the dock
- dragged them to my island car
- loaded them all up into the island car
- unloaded them again at home
Imagine this with a Costco Haul.
Picture of tiny ice floes for tax
- loaded all the groceries into my car
- unloaded them and dragged them down to the dock
- dragged them to my island car
- loaded them all up into the island car
- unloaded them again at home
Imagine this with a Costco Haul.
Picture of tiny ice floes for tax
Ahhhhh! We're up to 3 eggs! Pretty sure it's our remaining Brahma and our two Lavender Orpingtons. Our Buff Orpington and Easter Eggers left to go.
January 31, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Ahhhhh! We're up to 3 eggs! Pretty sure it's our remaining Brahma and our two Lavender Orpingtons. Our Buff Orpington and Easter Eggers left to go.
Picture of chicken eggs for tax.
January 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Picture of chicken eggs for tax.
All the lessons learned from Schoolhouse Rock are a lie...
January 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
All the lessons learned from Schoolhouse Rock are a lie...
In which I totally don't even notice the earthquake that just happened in Maine 😂 3.9 magnitude apparently.
January 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
In which I totally don't even notice the earthquake that just happened in Maine 😂 3.9 magnitude apparently.
They fixed it....
January 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
They fixed it....
Tried it too...😬
January 23, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Tried it too...😬
Gas at Costco today? $2.79. In town? $3.09. Guess how much on island? Mind you, my mpg this full up was 11.3....
January 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Gas at Costco today? $2.79. In town? $3.09. Guess how much on island? Mind you, my mpg this full up was 11.3....
Hot coffee, warm fire. But for a few commitments today (and, of course, getting fresh water for the chickens), I am not moving from this spot!
January 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Hot coffee, warm fire. But for a few commitments today (and, of course, getting fresh water for the chickens), I am not moving from this spot!
Finally have some winter weather worth something...
January 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Finally have some winter weather worth something...
Also, check out this beautiful cake that one of Michael's friends made ❤️
January 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Also, check out this beautiful cake that one of Michael's friends made ❤️
Friendsgiving Turkey just about ready. Mulled wine warming up. Potatoes ready to be boiled. Board games piled up and ready to be played. Let Building Community for the Resistance begin!
January 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Friendsgiving Turkey just about ready. Mulled wine warming up. Potatoes ready to be boiled. Board games piled up and ready to be played. Let Building Community for the Resistance begin!
Their freeloading season is finally coming to an end.
January 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Their freeloading season is finally coming to an end.
Hazy morning sunrise
January 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Hazy morning sunrise
We took down the ornaments over a week ago but you will pry this Christmas Tree out of my cold, dead hands.
January 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We took down the ornaments over a week ago but you will pry this Christmas Tree out of my cold, dead hands.