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
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
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
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
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
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
With your Head in the Clouds
The idea of having your ‘head in the clouds’ always seems to sound like it’s a bad thing. But when you have had aRead More →
2018-08-12
T.E.A.M. Work
Lately, we feel splattered to the point we seem to look like a Rorschach Inkblot Test. Things have been tight around here. OurRead More →
2018-08-06
