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
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 →
2020-01-07
Ask Yourself ‘Why?’
Through the Self Reliance Challenge 2019, you will have a wonderful opportunity to discover just how many options are available on ‘how’ to liveRead More →
2019-01-03
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
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 Gift
Farm life can be tough, even on the ‘easiest’ days. There are times I take one look at my list of things to doRead More →
2018-09-11
Unexpected Kindness
“Acts of kindness, whether given or received, has been proven to have positive therapeutic effects on a person’s medical and mental health.” – – BethRead More →
2018-08-30
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
