cultivating a sustainable life
Sounds a little weird, doesn’t it? But trust me, you are going to want to eat these muffins morning, noon, and night. I got the original version of this recipe from a friend several months ago, and have been in love ever since. They are …
Wow, three months goes by really quickly! I may not have posted for a while, but not due to a lack of things to talk about. We’re having a lovely second winter here, although it has been a lot less snowy than last year was, we …
A few photos from a recent walk through the park near our house. My husband thinks these two look like they’re sharing an intimate moment. If the other two were a couple, this is definitely a mother and child. I need to get my hands …
Here it is, the thing I have dreamed of for so many years – a fresh, homegrown egg from my own hens!! The layer of this beauty remains a mystery, but I have my suspicions. It was just laying there in the middle of the …
It’s been a busy month, as we’ve been rushing around trying to get several things done before the weather turns cold and wet. We spent so much of the summer working on the chicken coop that now we’re rushing to catch up on other stuff …
Well, we have finally finished the coop enough that I decided it was time to tell you a bit about our summer project. We’re pretty pleased with how it turned out, considering that it’s made almost entirely out of leftovers from our house. The only …
Aside from complaining about four-legged invaders, I haven’t really spoken much about the garden this summer so I thought I’d do a brief update. Our soil is still really awful, so things still aren’t doing as well as I would like. One of our friends …
If you’re a fan of peach and raspberry jams, then you’ve got to give this recipe a try. It’s the perfect blend of the two flavors, which go together unbelievably well, and the color of the resulting jam is amazing. I made this for the …
