Yes, I am a Homesteader

 
Yes I am a Homesteader, we call it Smallholder here, but it means the same thing, but I am different I suppose inasmuch as I am a vegetarian smallholder, quite unusual, most smallholders eat their animals.  I'm considered strange because I even take my chickens to the vet  if they get poorly !
 
I love being frugal, and get a kick out of getting through as many days as I can without going to the shops !  It has to be a way of life for me now, as, I don't know if I told you before, but my long term partner has traded me in for a younger model, and I've been left to pay for this place and take care of the animals, not something that  you expect to happen at my age !  but hey, when you're down the only way is up!