My husband and I popped out for a quick date the other night. Nothing fancy, just a run to the hardware store and a quick margarita on the way home. These days, with two kids old enough to baby sit, a run-to-the-store date is nothing out of the ordinary....
We’ve been canning like crazy around here lately. Putting up our abundance now, hopefully to make a dent in the old grocery bill later on. We ended up with a small glut of pepper – jalapeno, banana, green, poblano. So! Many! I’m not a huge fan of...
As school starts and fall is around the corner, I start dreaming about next years garden. I know that’s crazy. This year’s is still going strong! There’s still time for a fall garden! But as the bush beans and cucumbers fade, visions of seed...
Awhile back, I saw a friend on a homeschooling thread asking about Nature Study and the tools to enhance and encourage it. I answered with a long list of links to the components of the “Adventure Bags” that we have put together for our girls. The response...
Our Bella has always been a strikingly capable child. As she’s gotten older, she’s shown her talents in different ways. One thing she particularly loves, and in which she excels, is cooking. The girl can bake just about anything. And, being that she...
We just returned home from a wonderful camping trip, which included a day at the Mother Earth News Fair. The Fair is something I’ve been wanting to attend for a long time and we weren’t disappointed. If you’re at all homestead-inclined and looking...
