Farm Sitters – How to Find and Prepare for Time Off
It’s closing in on the time for school to be out and summer vacations planned. In addition to choosing where we should go and whatRead More →
2022-05-17
How to Beat the Winter Blues – 5 Busy Hands Projects
Right now, we aren’t thinking of the winter blues – we are all enamored with fall. The cool crisp air; the beauty of the leaves;Read More →
2021-10-26
16 ‘Cool’ & Easy Tips to Care for Animals
Are you hot yet? If you are, then your animals are probably hotter. Most animals have fur or feathers, so it is almost the sameRead More →
2021-07-20
Be ‘Cool’! Enjoy Simple Ways to Beat the Heat
Mercy sakes alive! We are already back to the heat and humidity of summer. There is nothing worse than knowing you have to go outRead More →
2021-07-08
12 Questions to Ask for a Better, Fulfilling Simple Life
I keep 12 questions handy in my mind to help me determine where I stand with living a Simple Life. As I make progress, IRead More →
2020-08-20
Variety is the Spice IN Life – Flavor your Simple Life!
Variety is supposedly the spice of life. When Daddy would choose to do something others considered ‘different’, his response was, “Julie Belle, there is alwaysRead More →
2020-08-13
The Ultimate Homesteading Basics Book – A Review
The Ultimate Homesteading Basics Book is written by Chelsea Wells – Barrett, from Grow Where You Sow website. Chelsea has been homesteading for four yearsRead More →
2020-06-15
Blending Homemaking, Homesteading & A Simple Life
We love the idea of blending homemaking, homesteading and a simple life. But is it really possible? What does it mean to live that kindRead More →
2020-05-14
Bellissimo! It’s What Happens with Amazing Italian Vegetables
Translated, Bellissimo means very beautiful. It is the perfect way to describe a garden that incorporates Italian vegetables. Beautiful. Colorful. Delicious! Just so you know:Read More →
2020-03-12
Ten Things for your Cabin in the Woods
Reality vs ‘Reality’ Think you want a Cabin in the woods? Kind of an ‘as seen on tv’ thing? Television can make youRead More →
2019-10-24
Just How Far Would You Go?
How far would you go? I frequently see these photos on Facebook. There is a cabin in the woods. I am not sure if thereRead More →
2019-10-22
Homesteading & Small Farm Accounting
Whether we like it or not, Homesteading & Small Farm Accounting is one of the necessary evils of life. Maintaining a working farm takes dedication,Read More →
2019-09-26