3 secrets old farmhouse owners might never tell you
Yesterday Bill mumbled that he hates our old farmhouse. Yes, my husband used the words “hate” and “farmhouse” in the same sentence.
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The cutest fall garland (and simple photo booth) in minutes!
This week on the homestead there is fall foliage starting to turn yellows, oranges, and reds; black-gold compost being spread; apples and pumpkins being picked; and paper plate candy corn being hung. Let me explain… We wanted a fun activity for our small town’s Harvest Party. When we threw together the easiest, cutest garland that
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How to Make Maple Sugar in Your Own Kitchen
As shorter, cooler days usher in the next season, my thoughts are turning to making maple sugar. — Scroll down for the 3 steps to delicious maple sugar. — The annual arrival of fall turns my thoughts to maple. I write a lot about the magic of sugar making–and how we cut our costs
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Wanna make your own garden trellis for free?
I’m excited today to give you a glimpse into my DIY garden trellis idea that my daughters and I hatched many springs ago. We needed a good trellis but had zero money to go buy one. Who am I kidding? Even if I had hundreds to invest in a trellis, I would have preferred THIS
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3 Secrets Legit Homesteaders Might Not Tell You
Sure, it seems wonderful. But today I’m gonna let you in on a few homesteader secrets that other legit homesteaders might not have told you about homesteading…
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Japanese Beetles Hate Me & My Chicken Love Me. Score.
Here I am again–gripping onto the last days of summer with white knuckled determination. Moms of college freshman know this pain. As do lovers of all things green, growing, and garden. Thankfully, this one little gardening tip I discovered offers me triple joy. . .
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Every cow person should know this. (I didn’t. And it cost me.)
So, yeah, there are basic things every new cow owner should know. Here’s where I bow my head in shame and admit I didn’t know them all. In my last post I explained the most embarrassing thing possible that I didn’t know about our new cow. The other one, which I’m gonna share today, isn’t
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She finally arrived, and her name is music to my ears
So I’ve never tried to hide the fact that I’m still pretty much a failure at this homesteading thing, in some way, every day. But this week I made it very obvious to tens of thousands of readers that I don’t know basic things that every cow owner should know…
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The perfect melt-in-your-mouth blueberry cake baked in cast iron
The older I get, the more I bake, and the more I experiment with grandmom’s cast iron recipes, the more I’m realizing that the secret to amazing baking is simply going back to the way Grandmom baked. And boy, let me tell you, grandmom gave the perfect name to my favorite of all of her recipes: Melt-in-Your-Mouth
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I love my new (old) door hung as a barn door
A 217-year-old homestead tends to have a ton of junk fascinating history stories laying around, so this month we gave new life to an old door we uncovered in our barn. We’re using the old door inside with barn door hardware. Of course. A lover of history, I adore giving something old a new purpose. Giving an Old Door New Life
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