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...
About a month ago on Facebook, I asked people to share their thoughts on that new-fangled Instant Pot. The results varied from “Can’t live without it!!” to “Tell me more! I want to love it, too!” with nary a “No thanks” in...
(I think Kateri hit the “z” key and added it to the end of the word Bean. But I think it’s funny, so I’ll leave it there!) Welcome, July! Month of garden abundance. My green beans have just started to take off and I have a feeling I’ll...
(I’m pretty lucky to have that real, live garden fairy!) You can’t argue the fact that homesteading is an expensive endeavor. We are homesteaders on a budgets, so we are very careful as to where we put our dollars. Sometimes, it’s money invested...
