Welcome to the Homestead!

life lessons, love letters, and recipes

Hi, I’m Kelin! I teach rhetoric and writing at a public university. I’m a gardener, former chef, wannabe real farmer, and a person with anxiety who is passionate about people.

My husband, Brian, is a project manager, former engineer, former fine art painter, and a person on the autism spectrum who is passionate about making.

Together we have two children, Chloe and Liam, who are now entering their teen years.

Together as a family we go through funny and hard things. We learn and we grow. We share it here to make connections and community.

What an amazing weekend at the #ecwca23 conference at #purdue! I got to see old friends, attend some amazing sessions, meet new brilliant people, and facilitate a fun and engaging discussion about AI composing. #writingcenters #writingcommunity #writingstudies #rhetoric #composition #academicconference A new home, a new season, and a chance to start a new garden from scratch. Excited!! 💚 #hullfamilyhomestead #garden #spring Happy #stpatricksday ☘️We are@celebrating our heritage with colcannon and soda bread (with plenty of Irish butter, of course). 💚 #hullfamilyhomestead Hello Instafam. It’s been a while. 💚 In truth, I haven’t known what to post. This account has always been for the homestead, only right now we’re homesteaders without a homestead. It’s a beautiful, snowy day and I am beautifully insulated in my office thanks to the stained glass windows my mom made with her best friend more than 30 years ago. They ya perfect fit in the windows in our new house. 💚 #hullfamilyhomestead #snowday #homemade #makers #art #homeoffice Scenes from the season’s first snowfall. ☃️❄️💙 #winter #winteriscoming #hullfamilyhomestead #zionsvilleindiana #zionsville A beautiful, moody landscape #onmywalktoday 😍 #hullfamilyhomestead #zionsville #zionsvilleindiana #autumnmorning #fallmorning In May I lost my job. It’s been a difficult season of healing and figuring out what comes next. In North Carolina on vacation a few weeks ago, I felt so much healing. I did a second interview for my absolute top choice while on vacation, having found out at The Biltmore Mansion I was one of 3 (out of more than 1000 to make it to round 2). In honor of my journey, my parents bought me this bottle at The Biltmore Winery while they were also on vacation. Tonight we just cracked it open because I very happily accepted the job today. I am a Curriculum Development Coach and Facilitator with The American College of Education. 🙌💚 #newbeginnings #newjob #biltmore #healing #hullfamilyhomestead Fall Harvest Salad, Pumpernickel Bread, and Big Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie recipes are all in my latest blog post. Link in linktree in bio!

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