Gardening, Cooking & DIY Living
Retirement should be called reliving – not retiring. As in a chance to relive life – to the fullest! If there is one word Mary and I have never been fond of, it is the word retirement. Retire means ceasing
When it comes to simplifying life and living without stress – nothing quite compares to decluttering. For us, downsizing, purging and eliminating unneeded “stuff” was simply the most freeing, life-altering process we’ve ever accomplished together. Not only did it organize
I have to say, I think we have found the ultimate self-sufficient tiny home! For years, we have been writing about the amazing benefits of downsizing. How living smaller is living better. And how becoming more self-sufficient allows you the
When it comes to simplifying life, small kitchen appliances really do make all the difference! Yes, of course, having a good stove and a working refrigerator are of the utmost importance. But for us, day in and day out, there
Sometimes, it takes a little miracle to make things happen. Like two simple red balloons. A few weeks back, we held an open house on Sunday afternoon for the sale of our little farm in Ohio. With a job move
One of our all-time favorite and most rewarding DIY projects was the building of our homemade wood fired pizza oven. We get questions quite often about the whole process, from making the oven to making the pizza. So we thought
Yes, our little Old World Garden mini-farm is really for sale! I’m sure that may absolutely stun and shock a few of our followers this morning. But it is indeed true. And it is not a sad time for us
Spring photos! There is nothing quite like the inspiring beauty of spring. The snow is long gone. The temperatures have started to climb. And everything, everywhere begins to burst into color. As we took our annual spring photo tour around
What do you miss most about the time you spent growing up? I heard a line the other day from a movie that made me stop and think about that very subject. I’m sure I have a few words twisted,
All too often, off-grid living is thought of as living without. Living without comfort. Living without style. And perhaps most of all, living without many of the modern conveniences that can make life a bit easier. But that simply doesn’t