Gardening, Cooking & DIY Living
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
It has been extremely cold across most of the United States and the winter time blues are at an all time high. Many of us are stuck in our homes because it is either too cold or too dangerous to
When it comes to a family budget, the best way to have more money is to save on what you already spend. We all seem to start off the new year with great family budget goals. Goals such as earning
With just over a week to go, it is time to get ready for Thanksgiving! Having to prepare an entire feast for your immediate family can be stressful enough on a typical day, but when you add in extended family,
It has always been a dream of ours to build a tiny, self-sufficient, off-grid cabin at the farm. In fact, for those that have followed us for years, you might remember our original plan back in 2013 to do just
It is amazing what happens when you simply eliminate clutter from your surroundings. We have all been there. Looking for that cheese slicer that we know is somewhere in this drawer – or maybe that one? Or perhaps it’s trying
For us, it was the ultimate DIY outdoor living project. It was also a project that took nearly the whole spring and summer to finish. But with a little work every chance we could get – our DIY outdoor living
It’s funny how something as simple as an old-fashioned pulley clothesline can bring back incredible memories of childhood. But that is exactly what happened yesterday for both Mary and I. We spent a few hours in the afternoon installing our
It is a day we have dreamed of since first starting our little farm some 6+ years ago, hosting a farm to table dinner, smack in the middle of our 3 acre homestead! Even better, it will give us an