If you didn’t already know, I pretty much failed at gardening this year. But I heard about a local nursery and am so glad I went!
Tag: baking
For the Love of Pie!
I remember going to my grandma’s for the day, or even overnight, and she would have to find various ways to entertain me. I couldn’t have been much older than 4-6 and I’d laugh at the way she cooled coffee on her saucer and drank it, begged for chocolate ice cream, made brownies and fudge…
Accidental Picture of Life
An Accidental Picture of Life – two things my grandparents loved and passed down to me.
I Never Made A Spaghetti Sauce I Liked
Until now! My mom – for all her wonderful cooking – never made her own spaghetti sauce. She made her own lasagna sauce, but never spaghetti. So I (mostly) did the same; I just found a jar of sauce I liked. And I kept using it. Once in a while I’d try a spaghetti sauce…
The Cat Ate My Gravy!
So I thought up a “Blender Bottle Hack”! You know those blender bottles? The ones that you get when you’re on a health-kick? They have the little squiggly wire ball thing in a plastic cup that makes it easy to dump your stinky powdery stuff, top off with water, and shake so you don’t have…
Homestead Bullet Journal: From the Garden to Meal Planning
When I realized the potential of a bullet journal, my creative – and research-oriented – mind went crazy! I had to find more ways to use it! Since I knew our 2019 garden was going to be something involving a lot more investment in time and work, I wanted to add the garden to the “bujo”. …
Skunk Dogs
Farm Dog Raisin loves to be a dog. Which means – she loves to run, dig holes, and hunt and chase for critters. Lucky for us – some of those critters include the skunk.
Save Money by Buying Per Ounce
Need to save some money? How about money on your grocery/food budget? Buy groceries by the OUNCE and SAVE! Check out this example – Garlic Powder. Granted, this is the Walmart/Great Value brand, so it’s significantly cheaper to begin with, but don’t make the mistake I almost did. First – the teeny tiny container that is only…
Why Homestead
This life is worth the work and effort required to be successful.
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