About

Hey ya'll, I'm Carole! ☀️
 

i am a wife, twin mama, Trained Pastry Artist, Master Gardener, educator, writer, and Proud Navy Veteran. I’ve started this blog to document the days of my life as my family and I work together toward our long-time goal of building a homestead in the high desert mountains of northern NM.

 

Our story goes like this:
My family and I moved here on a whim back in 2021, right after an impromptu hike in Sedona, Arizona. I felt what could only be described as a pull on my heartstrings, that we were meant to be here in this place without ever having visited before! The realization of that dream came after years of writing about it in my journal, a gratitude practice I took up to cope with my husband’s military deployments during a season of new motherhood.

Those early days were hard, but the vision of one day owning a home with enough land to have a kitchen garden large enough to feed my growing family is what got me through. That dream, along with a whole ‘lot of prayer, faith, and a bit of grit, is what led us here to the southwest (New Mexico) in a farmhouse on just under four acres of land, which we now lovingly call Idlewild.

 

This blog is, first and foremost, a practice in vulnerability for me as I learn to show up courageously and share our journey through writing. But it is also a place that I hope may serve as a beacon of encouragement and a gentle reminder to listen to the guiding voice within you and to "keep growing", always, toward the direction of your dreams.

 

Welcome in, to Idlewild Homestead; I'm so glad you're here.

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-Carole S.