Happy Easter everyone. It is a beautiful morning here in the mountains. While still very cool outside, the sun is shining and the day promises to be glorious. The Easter Vigil last night was very spiritual and moving and Mass this morning will be inspirational and very uplifting. We are having some activities for the [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Happy Easter!
Posted in Uncategorized on March 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Busy, Busy, Busy
Posted in Uncategorized on March 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The past few days have been very full. We are on Easter break from school, but still doing reading, McGuffy’s Eclectic Reader, and we are working on art. Emily also started the process of getting her braces on, so that meant a trip off the hill yesterday. We have been trying to limit our trips [...]
Kitchen Again
Posted in Uncategorized on March 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While browsing the web this weekend, I came across some wonderful kitchens that people redid themselves. I found one kitchen that is actually smaller than mine and has been made over by the owner. He didn’t want to disturb the vintage porcelain sink that was there and in good shape, so he tiled [...]
My Potager
Posted in Uncategorized on March 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had high hopes of doing some yard work this weekend, however, the arrival of Saturday brought clouds and cold and by evening, the snow had started falling. Sunday morning we awoke to 8 inches of fresh, new snow. Not what a gardner, weary from a long winter, wants to see in mid March. So [...]
Greenhouses vs coldframes
Posted in Uncategorized on March 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ok, here it is mid March, I have the urge to start some seeds, but I have no where to start them. They are calling for more snow on Sunday, so doing any thing outside is out of the question. I can go to the nursery and buy my vegetable plants, but that isn’t as [...]
Chickens and Life
Posted in Uncategorized on March 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Found this poem online and I think it says it all!
All I Need to Know in Life, I Learned from my Hens
by Michaele Oelson
Wake up early, stay busy, rest when you need to, but always stay alert.
Visit your favorite places each day. Scratch out a living.
Routine is good, plump is good. Don’t ponder [...]
Green Cleaning
Posted in Uncategorized on March 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have been trying to get my home as chemical free as possible for the past couple of years. We are so used to have a spray or cleaner for every little thing and I wondered if this was even possible.
Then I started watching a show on BBC called How Clean Is Your House? I [...]
100 Ft Diet Challenge
Posted in Uncategorized on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We have accepted the 100 ft diet challenge that Path to Freedom has presented to it’s readers. We feel this is a great idea and harkens back to the days of Victory Gardens. Why did we ever get away from those in the first place? Oh yeah, progress. Right. Anyway, we feel that it is [...]
More Goats!
Posted in Uncategorized on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We just love our goats and we are so hoping the county allows us to keep them and changes the ordinance that governs goat keeping. Everyone should be allowed to own goats. Here are a few more pictures of the girls.
Here is little Maggie. She has the most beautiful blue eyes and is the daughter [...]
Recycling isn’t just for trash
Posted in Uncategorized on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I love recycling. While I am not up to par on recycling all my trash yet, (working on it though) I am good at recycling furniture, material, curtains and so on. On Sunday I decided to do a little recycling project.
When we bought our first house here in the mountains in 1995, I bought a [...]
