cultivating a sustainable life
Just a quick post today so I don’t fall out of practice. I just had to share a photo of the beetle that my husband found wandering in our crawlspace the other night (I don’t even want to think about how it got in there). …
First off, thank you for all of your kind words of support and encouragement! I loved hearing about others who have lived or are currently living a similar kind of live/work arrangement. So, as promised, here are a few photos to show you what we’ve …
Whew! Things are starting to fly along at lightening speed around here! We’re in a rush to find things like fixtures so that the plumbing rough-in can happen (it’s starting this weekend!), as well as finalizing a few other things. We bought two of our …
First off, thank you all so much for your input regarding appliances, it was a huge help! It sounds like the consensus is to go with white, and I think I’ve found the ones that I want (more on that later). I saw an ad …
Well, so much for a house update – Vancouver has been hit by several snow storms over the past few days and progress on the house has ground to a halt. They were apparently unable to shovel the snow fast enough to see what they …
I wasn’t looking forward to our planned trip to the pumpkin patch this year. The weather had been particularly cold and drizzly the day of our scheduled outing, but our group of homeschooling friends heads out there together every year and we certainly didn’t want …
My mother’s neighborhood has quite an established feline community, which our cats are having a difficult time fitting into.I couldn’t resist snapping a few photos of this handsome fellow relaxing in a neighbor’s poppy garden.
Many of you have been posting photos of your gorgeous spring babies recently, so I thought I would get in on the action and show you some photos of what’s been hatching here on the urban homestead. I was out taking a peek to see …
I’m too pooped to write a long post tonight, so instead I’ll leave you with this photo of the animals. Princess isn’t usually allowed into the kids’ room, as it’s always been a bit of a haven for the cats (they’re not fond of her exuberance, and …
I’ve seen several people taking part in a fun blog project (started over at Owlhaven, I believe), posting photos of the various things that occur over the course of one day in their life. Here’s my day as it happened on Wednesday, February 28th. The …