Why We’ve Decided to Stop Celebrating Christmas
“I can’t tell you how long I’ve been putting off writing this post. All year, actually. But with Thanksgiving just around the corner, I can’t put it off any longer.”
Personal stories and reflections from my home and heart.
“I can’t tell you how long I’ve been putting off writing this post. All year, actually. But with Thanksgiving just around the corner, I can’t put it off any longer.”
My grandmother recently mailed to me a copy of a memoir my great grandfather wrote about his life growing up. It was typed on a typewriter… and I absolutely love it. Things were so very different back then. I’d give anything to have him here to lend me homesteading advice!
Would it be possible for us to learn to live as our ancestors did, and only eat what we are able to grow ourselves or trade for??
Here’s how we help our kids know when it’s okay to answer that knock at the door, and when it’s not safe.
Here are my thoughts on the NutriMill Grain Grinder. Grinding wheat at home has brought my home baking to a whole new level!
Here’s how we built a good fence out of free materials.
Land is always valuable. Ask anyone who works with real estate and they will tell you that it is one of the oldest, best and most reliable ways to make money. But if you live on a homestead or a working farm, you probably have a different idea about how your land can make money … Read more
In one day, my husband turned my plain closet into a perfect food storage pantry!
All I want is a hand pump on our well… is that so much to ask??
“Lately it’s been on my mind a lot… this struggle that I have for superficial perfection. Not in me, but in my home. And I’m finding that it doesn’t fit well at all with the homesteaders lifestyle. My modern ideals are conflicting with this inner longing for a simpler, back-to-basics lifestyle.”