What a wonderful week of learning and accomplishment it’s been! This is my good friend, Bonnie.  I love her to pieces. We’ve been talking about making soap together with her “mamaw’s” recipe for quite a while now and this week, we finally got around to it.  It is in the garage “curing” for about a [...]

Living in a small, farm town offers lots of opportunites to try different things!   Being around other 4H families last year opened up another world of possibilities that I didn’t even know existed! My 4H group was amazing for turning up all sorts of critters to swap and buy, as well as the many [...]

I hope and pray that I never take life so seriously that I forget to play. I’ll admit, playing doesn’t come natural for me, I have to work at it.  But there’s something about the screams and squeals of my peeps that pulls me off my comfortable couch and beckons me outside to partake in the madness. [...]

As I take this week to set my 2012 goals, it only makes sense to include some reflection on last years goals.  Assessing what was accomplished, why or why not and looking forward all have a place in setting goals for your life and/or homestead. Yesterday you heard me talking about healing and resting during [...]

Gorgeous, unique and practical….this is the year for the hand-crafted gift! Gorgeous hand-made soap from Leanne’s…naturally. I don’t need to remind anyone that money is tight for just about everyone this year. Growing numbers are out of work with little prospect for employment at this time.  Christmas will be very lean for many and you [...]

If you are self-sufficient minded, let me clue you in on the most fun you could ever have in a store setting…..Lehman’s! For our 20th wedding anniversary, my wonderful husband booked a cute little cabin for the weekend in Holmes County, Ohio, which is also known as “Amish Country“. Holmes county is one of three [...]

One of my favorite parts of fall is the final spreading of compost on the garden! Every gardener knows how critical natural fertilizers are to a prosperous bounty.  Those of you who might be frustrated with your garden’s production need to start composting right away!  I’m going to help you get started this fall. When [...]

Bringing functionality in line with decorative beauty for our homes makes homesteading all the more satisfying! Looking for alternative ways to light our home is something that’s always in the back of my mind. Working with natural sunlight is obviously the most effective and economical way to facilitate light, but there are just times when [...]