We’ve moved to Portland and are getting settled in our new home. Nearly every day I come across something that I think would be worth writing about on the Hen Waller. There’s so much to experience as a new resident, and so much to appreciate for people like us: the farmers markets, the co-op grocery, [...]

Here is a photo of the Japanese maple next to our new digs in Portland. I hear it is the largest of its kind in the city.

There’s a reason we haven’t posted in aeons, and won’t be posting much over the next few weeks. Yes, that’s right, Hen Waller is moving! Holly and I are packing up the chicken tractor (and, um, a bunch of other stuff) and moving to Portland, Oregon.

To answer the question on everyone’s lips, our fellow [...]

Welcome to Letter from Hen Waller, our urban homesteading journal and recipe repository.

This weblog will record our triumphs and trials as neophyte urban homesteaders, and will also include purty pictures of our garden in summer, favorite recipes, music we are enjoying, books we’re reading, and so forth. We do hope you enjoy your visit.