Today I woke up, rounded up three of my chickens, and went to a friend's house to butcher chickens. We did three of mine, ...

     I went to the farmer's market on a whim the other day, and couldn't resist getting some strawberries.  I could care less for th...

      We usually go camping around Dave's birthday every year. The first couple of years we did, it was just coincidence that it coincid...

     I've been making all sorts of stuff to try out for my homesteading class.  It's an hour long class, so everything I do has to f...

     I am teaching a class at our Homeschool co-op, on homesteading skills. Each week I am focusing on a different traditional skill that ca...

      I've been so busy, I haven't had a chance to blog any, but I thought I would post some after pictures of Anna's room, sinc...

     As part of getting my house organized, I've also been working on getting my homeschool organized for this coming year.  I've al...

     Anna's room has been long over-due for a organizational re haul plus makeover.  Since I moved the twins out of her room, I have pre...

     The organizing bug has hit me hard this summer.  It started with a homeschool moms meeting.  The lady's house that we met at was sp...

    You know how you don't appreciate the things that are right in front of you?  I grew up just a few miles from the Virginia C...