Friends, Baking & Mentoring
Friends, baking & mentoring go together perfectly! One of the basic tenets of living a simple life and living on a farm is to teachRead More →
2020-03-31
Preparing for a Fall Garden
I don’t know about you, but I have had the worst garden year ever! Here in NW Louisiana, we have had rain sinceRead More →
2019-07-22
Handmade Christmas – # 3
Handmade Christmas Idea # 3 Handmade Christmas # 3: My friend, Alona, took on the task of teaching me how to improve my knitting skills.Read More →
2018-11-15
The Road to a Simple Life – Part Two
I know this is a lot of information to take in, but please don’t give up just yet. Any dream worth having is worth workingRead More →
2018-10-25
The Road to a Simple Life – Part One
(Or to homesteading, self-reliant, self-sufficiency or any other word or phrase you choose to use.) A Rose by Any Other Name ItRead More →
2018-10-23
First You Make a Roux…
Talk to 10 Cajuns, and you are going to get 12 different recipes for Gumbo. “Back in Maman’s day…” “Why you adding file, Cher?”Read More →
2018-10-18
Sweet as…well…Sugar!
I love to bake sweets. There is nothing that satisfies better than a cookie, warm from the oven. Most of my recipes call forRead More →
2018-10-09
‘Proof’ Yourself Against Winter
Right now, we are all enamored with fall. The cool crisp air; the beauty of the leaves; the glory of the days. But before longRead More →
2018-10-04
Weaving – a Reflection of Life
Weaving to me is a direct reflection of life. As a weaver, I often find myself comparing the process to life itself. It has suchRead More →
2018-09-27
Survival…even when ‘The Big One’ hasn’t hit…
Survival. Everywhere you look, you see ideas, suggestions and ‘must have’ things you need to buy in case ‘the Big One hits’. Unfortunately, forRead More →
2018-09-20
The Song of my People
I am not so sure if this go ‘round I purchased chickens, or provided training facilities to some sort of Gallus gallus domesticusRead More →
2018-08-21
Group ‘Hug’!
Any aspect of farming you undertake always begins with some form of education. Often, it is through books or websites. Sometimes you have aRead More →
2018-08-15
