Being a mom there is a lot of nagging….lots. One of the things I do not like is…nagging! Oh man it wears on an already tired mama! So I have been eliminating the nag. I have tried pretty much every cutesy Pinterest chore chart there is. I have tried allowance. I have tried to get […]
Storing Carrots for the Winter
This year I pulled out a lot of carrots — too much for us to eat right away. I decided to store them in a way that my neighbors (who are garden masters!) always store their carrots for the winter. First my daughters and I took all the greens off of the veggies… The chicks […]
Drying Herbs
This year I was able to grow LOTS of herbs. It was the best! I had a monster parsley plant, basil and cilantro. I used most of my basil — didn’t eat much cilantro (I mostly just grew it to see if I could…and I can!) — I also didn’t use much parsley and still […]
Gotta Start Somewhere!
I have been wanting to start a blog for a long time…but really I don’t know if I have much to say. But sometimes I do! So at those times that I do have something to say, now I can! I am starting this blog to help others with homeschooling, chicken raising, pioneer living, etc….I […]