May 012013
 
Homesteading As You Age

I was reading on Countryside Magazines website this morning and I loved the article “Growing Old in the New Normal Will Present Some Special Problems”. There is so much truth in this and many of these things I’ve started to notice myself.  My health isn’t the best, and I have trouble keeping up with things like [...]

Dec 222009
 
Delicious Hot Chocolate Recipe

Our Canadian winters are long and cold.  A favorite treat during that time is our homemade hot chocolet.  Nothing taste better after coming in from shoveling the driveway sledding with the kids. I’ve found this a much taster and cheaper alternative then buying little cans at the store. This also makes a wonderful gift!  Fill [...]

Dec 072009
 
Gifts From The Heart #3: Family Traditions

Family traditions are a special way to build closeness.  We all have meaningful times we look forward to each year.  As Christmas gets closer our family looks forward to our yearly light drive.  We pick a evening when the weather is nice, make lots of hot chocolate and pile into the van.  Off we go [...]

Apr 262009
 
The unexpected blow preparing for swine flu and more

We like everyone are concerned about the resent events.  Our thoughts on how to prepare for disease outbreaks.  Not just for swine flu but any emergency. ~Hitting home, more local North America ~New virus ~What is a pandemic? ~Spanish Flu ~Stages/waves of pandemics ~Prepare with out panic ~Water storage ~Food storage, avoid frozen goods. ~Other [...]