We have SO MUCH rhubarb growing on the property and I have been trying to make good use of it the last few years! I feel like I have a good system now for harvesting, cleaning and storing the good stuff! At least, it works well for my household! When & How To Harvest Rhubarb…
Wow! Where to begin? My journey to becoming a mother was a long and painful road. Some of those years are really hazy in my memory and some individual moments are as crystal clear as though they happened yesterday. My husband and I had been together for about six years when we started discussing starting…
We did welcome a new addition to our family! Check out our new chainsaw!For the last four years, we have been heating our home throughout the winter with wood heat and have been processing our own firewood (to some degree) each year. It’s been a learning process! You have a few options when heating with…
Well, we’re into the second week of May and it feels like we went directly from winter to summer! We’ve had temperatures in the high teens and even low twenties (That’s in Celsius, folks)! Hardening Off With the sudden rise in temperatures and the knowledge that we would be planting our tomato and pepper plants…
Is everyone else as excited as me to welcome the month of May this week? We get to actually consider the possibility of going outside without mittens! Breaking news! I washed and packed away my kid’s snowsuit, winter hats, and mittens! So, we are NOT allowed to have any more snow, Mother Nature! Okay, so,…
Well, here we go with my first blog entry! I’m excited to start sharing my view from our little corner of the world and hope that you’ll find some comradery in our shared experiences, or at least be entertained! So, what’s going on around here you ask? I’m currently in the midst of potty training…
