Lucky Day Homestead

09/15/2025

The last few days of traveling with my son has given me so much hope for the future... and pride, ... I am honored to be his mother.

Hours on our road trip, listening to him, his music choices, and prospective....I learned so much about him, his talents, passions... how he interprets music and artists.

We talked about his plans and aspirations and idols. About life in general...
In depth conversation about musicians and their reasoning, their lives, their instruments..their upbringing... I am truly enlightened by his knowledge.
He has been digging into climbing, watching hours of Warren Harding and Yvon Chouinard, Alex Honnold...all gentleman he follows and knows their lives and routes and climbing techniques and triumphs.

We watched Bob Dylan, and Willie Nelson preform... and I could see the drive in his eyes the entire time.
Watching the set, the motion of all the players... he absorbed it all, and so did I.

Love that we got this time just us... "life moves pretty quick, if you dont take time to look around once in awhile, you might miss it"

Thank you Atticus for sharing this time with me.... we both needed this.

09/14/2025

Scroll Saw Workshops are coming this December.
Please sign up in advance.
We have room for 8 in a class, $50/guest.
Guests will take home a creation.

PUZZLE MAKING - great for beginners just learning the aspects of the saw and honing in their technique.... a great start up class!

BUILDING A 3D LANDSCAPE - for folks that may have used a saw in the past, and want to engage with a more detailed piece.

Each guest will get some time on the saw and cut out their own pieces for the puzzle or landscape.

Workshops are approximately 90 min- 2 hours.

09/13/2025

I'm thinking I would like to bring in local homeschool groups, and traditional learning groups to the homestead.

Please Share with your teachers and groups....
As we have added Naturalist Instructors, local Anglers, Huntes and Trappers to teach workshops.
We are now offering "FIELD TRIPS".group rates will be applied.
All seasons.

These will be for ages 18 and under.
We will have several topics to choose from, the groups may schedule with us by calling. 716-353-0193
Stand by or call for more information.
Lucky Day Homestead

09/13/2025

We have 4 amazing classes coming up pertaining to functional mushrooms 🍄
These workshops are guided by Aleah Arena who is a local Naturalist Educator and Fungus specialist.

In these classes you will be walking thru the woods back to the peninsula to find and identify Fungus.
Guided by Aleah, she will discuss the history of the terrain and what other things you may find along the trail.

Then we welcome you to taste the mushrooms, grown by From This Valley Mushrooms 🍄...and various coffee/tea blends with functional mushrooms 🍄

Please call ahead to sign up 716-353-0193
Lucky Day Homestead
5111 Roszyk Hill Rd Machias
September 22nd 1pm
September 23rd 1pm
September 29th 1pm
September 30th 1pm
October 20th 1pm
October 21st 1pm
October 27th 1pm
October 28th 1pm
November 1st 10am

09/13/2025

What is a poultice?.... a lil sac stuffed with healing herbs for topical use.

COMFREY AND MINT for muscle pain and joint discomfort.
HORSETAIL AND YARROW for bone health and healing of bruises.

Available in the shop, run the bag over hot water and apply to the area of need.
Can use the bags, 5 times or so... use, let it dry on a plate or hang it somewhere and use it again until the water runs clear.
$5 each ... find them in the tincture abd health section in the shop at Lucky Day Homestead

The old muslin bags are for personal use, I typically have a blend of comfrey, mint and yarrow inside mine.
Join us for a Workshop about Medicinal Herbs for Health.

$40/guest ....all guests take home swag from the classes, refreshments and snacks are served to guests.
🌿 Benefits of Fungus- November 1st at 10am
🌿 7 Spices for hHealth- November 8th 10am
🌿 Preserving Herbs and Tea Making - November 22nd 10am
🌿 What to stock in your apothecary- November 22nd 1pm

09/12/2025

My grandmas pots and pans....
The hundreds of people these fed, thousands of breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
Last night I cooked on them for the first time....
Missing her with every bite, remembering those mornings of poached eggs and toast, oatmeal... dinners when we would all gather at the table and chat about the day and the morrow.

Royal Queen Stainless Steal Cookware... top notch stuff, no doubt my gramps bought her with love in his heart.

I think this has struck me to be one of the coolest things I have ever received.... my passion for cooking, family and our legacy all in the cupboards...ready to cook for another 40 years until I pass them to my unborn granddaughter.

09/11/2025

Waiting for these to cool down then will package them up for the stand.
Just off Route 240.. Lucky Day Homestead
-Red Raspberry and Strawberry 🍓 🥧
-Dutch Apple 🍎
-American Apple
-Spiced Pumpkin
Garden Herb Bread 🌿
Honey Sourdough Bread 🍞

09/11/2025

Support a great cause, THE ELLICOTTVILLE ROTARY ....helping the local families in Ellicottville, NY ... and come enjoy lunch at Lucky Day Homestead
The menu will be prepared specially for you!

You can choose a special occasion or make it an engagement 💍 😉... wines are presented with each course, all farm fresh and served either in our renovated hay barn venue or set as a special picnic at a decorated location on the estate.
BID NOW!

Couples Luncheon At Lucky Day Homestead - A Culinary Celebration in 2025 Rotary Club of Ellicottville Chili Cookoff and Online Auction Fundraiser

09/11/2025

Jams, jellies, honey 🍯 and peach cobbler...
Fresh garden herb bread and traditional soft sourdough
$5 breads and jams
$15 peach cobbler

Stop by the stand at Lucky Day Homestead
5111 Roszyk Hill Rd Machias.. a half mile off Rt. 240

Certificate home processor since 2013
Serve Safe Certificated, Private Chef, Previous Restaurant owner

Pies are going in the oven 😋

09/11/2025

Sweet Chili Sauce...
It takes a little while to simmer down, then into the water bath it will go.

You can play around with amount if sugar or honey if you wish. Because it is our only condiment in the house for the most part I make it the traditional way. Ive got another 5 batches to makes before winter.
Enjoy making it for your family too!!

09/11/2025

Want change?
Be the mfing change!

So much chatter about colors...not just black, white, but now red and blue... this is all such bu****it.
Driven fear and anger by our government, using media to control... its sickening to watch.

-Want a better community, get involved, visit your neighbors...shake some hands, talk.
-Better influence for our children, be the influence.
-Better gun control, get one, use one, control it,
Then... teach good gun control to your youngsters. Hunt.
-You want good morals for those around you, have them for yourself.
-Better food, grow and hunt.
-You got issues with those around you, with what you see on a daily... well, change what your looking at, and who you hang with.

So much about the recent events on here that honestly I would know nothing about other than the blips I see ....here.
Cause I dont watch TV, I believe our worlds are what we make them to be.... seriously not spending my time in this life being a pawn.

I pay attention to my gardens, hang with the next generation (aka my children), watch movies, documentaries, live music footage, artist videos...READ, play in the woods and workshop.
So from my perspective... media has a hold on society....its freaking wild!
Are you living?....or just watching the crazy crap thats placed in front of you?

But that tree tho, in the moonlight.... mmmmm, ahhhhh. 😆 🤣 make it a great day folks.
Dont let the media rule your world.
🍀

09/11/2025

Night falls on the farm stand... 🌙