It was a beautiful day outside, not to hot and not to cold. So needless to say we spent most of it outside! While hubby was working on his lawn tractor he called us over. He found an interesting looking caterpillar on the lawn tractor that we’ve seen a few times before. They are a [...]
I do like the WordPress interface, but I really do prefer to blog offline when possible. Living in a rural area our internet can hiccup a lot. I hate being almost finished a post only to lose it when the internet goes out! For many years I used Windows Live Writer for blogging, it’s about [...]
Last week our weather was so nice, we spent most of each day outside. We were taking turns working in the garden, playing and doing our school lessons in the shade of the larger trees. I love days like that! This weekend was a big change though. On Sunday we woke up to strong winds [...]
The costs of homeschooling can add up quickly if your not careful, but they don’t have to! I’ve been homeschooling for 6 years now and I’ve learned so much in that time from other homeschoolers. I’m so grateful that there are so many wonderful homeschool forums and blogs out there happy to help others. One of [...]
I do like the WordPress interface, but I really do prefer to blog offline when [...]
Last week our weather was so nice, we spent most of each day outside. We [...]
I was reading on Countryside Magazines website this morning and I loved the article “Growing [...]
Since we’ve been feeling so sick lately, I’m a bit behind the ball on planning [...]
This has always been one of my favorite crochet hat patterns. It’s a unisex pattern [...]
I found this on a knitting group and it gave me a chuckle! I hope [...]
I found this video from the Homeschool Freebie Of The Day site and it really [...]
A lot of questions get thrown my way over the years, but some ask can [...]
Hubby wanted to show through some bible verses, how and why people act the way [...]
I loved this video on stinging nettle by Jim McDonald! I have a nice nettle patch [...]
Square foot gardening is one of my long time favorite garden methods! I love how it maximizes your space, [...]
It’s been a crazy year and while I don’t really do New Year Resolutions, I [...]
I loved this video on stinging nettle by Jim McDonald! I have a nice nettle patch [...]
There have been many questions around the blogs lately about herbs and immune systems. Kate [...]
These are two videos by herbalist Paul Bergner, that I enjoyed. Please check them out [...]
Everyday Homemaking is a website created by Viki Bently, to help train woman in homemaking [...]
Christmas is just over a month away. It is a holiday that brings joy to my [...]
There are some things I love about my kitchen and some things I don’t like. [...]
It was a beautiful day outside, not to hot and not to cold. So needless [...]
The costs of homeschooling can add up quickly if your not careful, but they don’t have [...]
We’ve taken a break this past month from our normal history studies to use the [...]
I was reading on Countryside Magazines website this morning and I loved the article “Growing [...]
I recently came across an interesting idea for keeping chickens in the garden. I’ve had chickens on and [...]
Welcome everyone to the 7th Homestead Potluck! Please link up your posts below, I [...]
This time of year gardens and stores are filled with a bounty of different squashes. Squash is [...]
I thought I would take some time to ask of my subscribers how things are [...]
Spring has come to the homestead and with it the first harvest crop. Maple syrup!! [...]
I was reading The Never Done Farm blog and she shared this article from the [...]
I have a guest on my vid today who had some interesting points that I [...]
I got some interesting news form our YouTube friend GoatHallow. Maywood to lay off all [...]
One of my favorite parts of a holiday meal is the stuffing! While I normally [...]
When I was a little girl our family often made a braided apple bread. It [...]
These are our family’s favorite dinner rolls. They are so easy to make, light and [...]