Compost is wonderful. I can think of almost no other tool I’d rather have around my homestead. It beats wheelbarrows, hammers, even my favorite cooking pot. If I did not have compost, I would have a more expensive garbage bill. If I did not have compost, I would have a more expensive chicken feed bill.… Read More The power of compost
The price of rabbit and chicken feed is rising. A LOT. The drought conditions that affected the MidWest’s corn crop in the summer of 2012 have been trickling through the rest of the feed supply. If there is less corn, then what there is costs more than it did previously. And those who purchase corn… Read More I might as well feed them dollar bills
I love real butter. Whole, fresh butter made from lucious raw cream. Lightly salted. Especially when it has been spread over a thick slice of multigrain sourdough bread that’s been lightly toasted. Yum. Personally I think the best butter is is butter you’ve made yourself. It’s really easy. Put a few cups of heavy cream into a… Read More Real butter
My last week! I did it. I completed my challenge. I learned some good things about myself in the meantime. But first things first – the list of three things. First thing – The gym. More weight lifting, more stretching, more resistance training, more bicycling. Second thing – Cleaning! The bedroom took 6 hours. Mostly… Read More Growing Pains challenge – week 10 report and challenge summary
When hubby and I were in Seattle this past week, we went to a Babies R Us. With a number of baby showers coming up, and our application to become foster parents still pending, it seemed like a good thing to do (since they don’t have this store down where we live). I expected to… Read More Disappointed in Babies R Us
Next to last week completed – only one more to go! First thing – The gym. I injured my shoulder earlier in the week, so I focused on my legs for this workout. Now they’re sore! But it’s a good sore, the kind that means muscles are growing stronger. I like that. I’d hate to… Read More Growing Pains challenge – week 9 report
I must type this quickly to make my “I will post on Tuesday” deadline! First thing – The gym. I’m back to going twice a week. It’s good to finally feel healthy again! Even going twice to the gym can’t dampen my happiness about that. Second thing – I went to my Wednesday night class.… Read More Growing Pains challenge – week 8 report
Have you heard of the hair cleaning method that’s being called “no poo”? It stands for not using shampoo, but they picked an incredibly cringe-worthy name! In a nutshell, it is a way of cleaning your hair that doesn’t use chemicals, but uses natural products instead. The typical recipie is baking soda for the wash, and… Read More Going no-poo for hair? Cleaning face with oil?
Another successful week at doing things I don’t want to do. First thing – The gym. I was sick (still) this past week, but went to the gym once anyway. A shorter workout than normal, but still a workout. And I found a new stationary bicycle – a recumbant bicycle where my feet are at… Read More Growing Pains challenge – week 7 report
One more week down, and it was a success! First thing – I took over cleaning out the cats’ litter boxes. This has been a job my husband has done as long as we’ve been in this house, but for no reason other than I was glad to let him do it! But this quarter… Read More Growing Pains challenge – week 6 report
Ranting About Rectangles 