Making Super-tonic in the Great Outdoors
by That’s right, super-tonic. I’ll get around to explaining it in a second. I knew the minute my hand left the back porch door knob this …
Category: Farm Life
Going Back to the Land
I still have a lot more city girl in me than country, depending on how survivalist a mindset you might have. Sure, I love canning …
There’s a Nip in the Air!
Fall has arrived! Leaves are everywhere, and they’re so beautiful that my oldest has taken to finding the attractive ones and spraying them with a …
Wedding, Apple Juice, Baby Showers and Leather Projects
This title about sums up the major points of my week from Sunday’s wedding to this moment. Tonight I finished canning all the apple juice …
A Hard Week’s Blessings
My cousin Jamie has inspired me to count my blessings!! I’m involved in a couple of family e-loops. So many of my loved ones are …
Homework
I’ve got to tell you, I’ve been so thankful for a good stove this week. For instance, on Tuesday several good friends came over and …
We’ve Got Eggs!
My girls and their cousins came flying in the house yesterday afternoon proudly brandishing a smallish, brown egg! Our FIRST egg! We’re so excited! Then …
Poison Ivy
Growing up, I was the only kid I knew to get poison ivy practically once a month. Not funny. If you’ve ever had it, you …
Cinnamon Cucumber Pickles
If you say this sounds gross, I’m with you…but can it for a minute, will ya? These are SO delicious! And beautiful…they really resemble red …
Summer Magic at the Lake
We may not have oceans in the mid-west, but we have lakes! For four years now we’ve been blessed with access to a private lake …