Homesteading Over 50
As you might have guessed by now, we are in our “Golden Years”. Wayne and I are both over 50 years old and we have already raised our kids. We have grandkids galore, which is so great! And our kids… Continue Reading
Frugal Living
Animals in the Boonies
I have spoken before about where we live. We love it out here in our rural paradise, where it’s a 30 minute drive to town. Wayne drives nearly an hour and a half to work every day, so he has… Continue Reading
Daily Routine on the Farm
Since our rooster, Jay-Z, woke me up this morning, I thought I’d run down what the daily routine around here looks like. I’m usually up by 6:30 or 7 am, unless one of the roosters decides he must crow right… Continue Reading
Unboxing Penzey’s Spice Order
We love Penzeys Spices. Their prices are good and the quality is excellent. We got an email recently, letting us know that Penzeys was having a sale with free shipping on orders over $20 and a freebie on their HOPE… Continue Reading
Beginner’s Guide to Canning Food
I’ve shared before that I will can almost anything, from meat to veggies to jams and jellies. We eat our home-canned food regularly, but a lot of people are cautious or downright scared of home-canned food. I grew up around… Continue Reading
Frugal Cooking
I’ve posted before about canning food using both a pressure cooker and a water bath canner. Both of these help with keeping the grocery budget down. We reuse leftovers, both as lunches and as recreated meals. One of my favorite… Continue Reading
Practical Creation: Gardening
I grew up pretty poor, as did my mother and grandmother before me. Granny had a garden until she got too old to continue. Mom never had a garden, but she was a single parent trying to raise three kids,… Continue Reading
Preparing for the Unexpected
After Hurricane Irma came through, we needed a boat to assist us in getting home. We have pictures of small fish jumping in the water across our road! Needless to say, we made as few trips “out” as possible. But,… Continue Reading
The Tractor
I have a love/hate relationship with this thing! I can drive almost anything made, from stick shifts to automatic vehicles. I learned how to drive on a truck with “3 on the tree”, which some of my readers will… Continue Reading
Simple Baby Shoes
We have two grandsons due at the end Summer 2018. Do you know how hard it is to find patterns for baby shoes? Or anything for baby boys? I’ve been on Pinterest looking for patterns. I’ve searched Google and Facebook,… Continue Reading