Our Homemade Strawberry Hanger
After I wrote about the hanger my husband made to hold our upside-down strawberry planters, I got a request for a picture. Here it is: The angle of the picture makes it look like the planter on the...
View ArticleSeedlings Seedlings Everywhere
We have seedlings coming out our ears right now. Here’s a picture of our hydroponic area in the basement: There are so many seedlings that they don’t even come close to fitting into the actual...
View ArticleNearly Ready To Put Plants In Our Garden
We are nearly ready to plan out seedlings outside. Well, we’re ready, but mother nature has other plans, so we’re patiently waiting. We should be able to plant them out next week, if the 10 day...
View ArticleCreating A Life That Needs No Escape
Now that the summer vacation season is underway, I’ve been pondering the idea of vacations. My husband and I have been self employed for years now, so technically we can go on vacation whenever we...
View ArticleSmart Thrifting And A Good Harvest
I just got back from running a bunch of errands in town, and I’m feeling very good about my thrift store shopping excursion. I had a whole carload of stuff to drop off, which I’ve been doing quite a...
View ArticleThe Luxury Of Frugal Thinking
I don’t know the exact demographics of our town, but it’s definitely a lower-income area than the city where we used to live. There is only one grocery store in town, and it’s not stocked with organic...
View ArticleShredded Zucchini Salad
Did I mention we have nine zucchini plants? And that they are all thriving? We’re trying to stay on top of them and pick them when they’re small, but every once in a while we miss one and find it...
View ArticleSaturday’s Harvest
Everyday lately we’ve been harvesting a good chunk of our food from our backyard. I’ve noticed that our grocery bill is less than half of our usual total, and the cart looks pretty empty when we get...
View ArticleMore Ways To Use Zucchini
We have a lot of zucchini right now. I think that’s the case for most people who grow it, and like most, I’m always looking for ways to use it in interesting and tasty recipes. I’ve made several...
View ArticleCanning Tomatoes
Last weekend, my husband picked enough corn from our garden to fill our wheelbarrow. He and our son sat on the back porch husking the ears while I blanched the cobs and then froze the kernels on...
View ArticleA Picture From Our Back Patio
For months now, readers have been asking for a picture of our garden. Sorry it has taken me so long, but better late than never. Across the front, the beds are filled with greens, beets, beans, peas,...
View ArticleHarvesting In Full Swing
For years, roasted veggies has been a favorite fall and winter food for us. But we’ve never had the experience of roasting vegetables we grew ourselves, until now. I found this recipe for a great...
View ArticleEnd Of Our First Garden Season
Yesterday, we harvested the last of our garden. We’ve had a beautiful, warm fall so far, and were able to put off the final harvest quite a bit later than we’ll usually be able to. We got our...
View ArticleContainer Gardening
It’s nearly the end of February, which means we’re starting to think about gardens around here. I’m sure we still have quite a bit of cold and snow ahead of us, but it’s been warm and sunny lately,...
View ArticleI’m Still Here!
My apologies for the dust on the blog lately. Our baby is due in just over two weeks (and our son came ten days early…) and we’re in a mad dash to try to get all of the loose ends tied up on the...
View ArticleGarden Progress
We’ve spent all of our free time over the last week working in our garden, and we’ve got nearly everything planted. We had a dumptruck full of compost delivered, so we spent last weekend with our...
View ArticleFitting Children Into A Life We Love
I got the following email from Connie in response to my post asking you what you wanted me to write about: It feels like many of the decisions you have made came about as a result of both your values...
View ArticlePumpkin Spice Cubes
For the last several weeks, I’ve been spending some time every few days preserving our garden harvest. I’ve canned a few batches of tomato sauce, and this afternoon I’ll be roasting tomatoes to store...
View ArticleThe Harvesting Continues
This morning has been all about preserving garden goodies. I started out with tomatoes. I’ve been roasting and freezing them lately so that I can make roasted tomato soup this winter. I harvested a...
View ArticleA New Look And Some Great Links
My little blog got a facelift today, thanks to my awesome husband. It was time for a change, and I love the clean new look. Both the boys are in bed and my husband is down in his basement office...
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