One modern family's journey of going country!
Last month, I killed yet another.... Coffee maker. That makes two in less than two years. And, while I'm terribly sorry (not sorry?!) about this fact, I will not hide from it. I know I could have used filtered water, or cleaned the coffee maker more frequently. Or, maybe I could have drank less coffee,… Continue reading Coffee Maker: Three Brewing Options for a Coffee Connoisseur
At the beginning of October, a friend of mine invited me to her small town for an afternoon of "boutique-ing" and antiquing. While we visited a few adorable boutique shops along Main Street, we spent most of our time meandering the quiet aisles and booths of a vendor-style antique/consignment store. It may be no surprise… Continue reading Cast Iron Skillets: Everything You Need to Know
Possibly my favorite thing about summer is.....Fresh, ripened on the vine, in the intensely hot sun, TOMATOES! This year, however, I never really had those delicious summer-time tomatoes. I had a few mishaps with my seedlings in the spring. I replanted in the the garden a few times, but had rain issues. When I finally… Continue reading Simple Tomato Skin Removal
I had been pouring over the online resale ads for weeks, hoping to find a decent table to replace the very cheap and wobbly one sitting in the center of the kitchen in our new home. We were on a tight budget, and I had saved up babysitting money for weeks to justify the "splurge"… Continue reading A Farm House Table FAIL
It's been about 2 weeks since I last posted, and with everything going on around the world, our days have been turned upside down. From having my husband being home most days of the week, to still working on our renovation project, we have been going 100 miles an hour (or so it seems!) in… Continue reading Homemade Veggie Dip
If I haven't mentioned it before, our family likes to eat....A LOT! Food planning, prepping, and consuming takes up a good portion of our day. Which, is fine, since we already stay home most of the time (before it was mandated...) About two years ago, I decided there were a few regularly bought prepared food… Continue reading Homemade Yogurt
In my last post, I shared the first 4 days of the major renovation we are doing in our home. I'm calling it a kitchen reno, but really it encompasses all of the usable living space in the main part of the house. We knew when we bought this house that all of the walls… Continue reading Kitchen Reno: Part 2
If you think I'm avoiding you, it has nothing to do with the coronavirus. I promise. Really, we've been beyond busy this week with a major project.... Kitchen Renovation!! Because I'm exhausted, we will just go through a few photos of each day. Photos are worth a thousand words anyway, right?! Let's start with a… Continue reading Kitchen Reno: Part 1
Two times each year, our family takes a drastic leap against the flow of modern society and eliminates all sugar and most flours from our diet. We have done this for the past several years, with and without the children, as a way to hit the "Reset" button on our palates and give our insides… Continue reading Sugar-Free Breakfast Scramble
While ordering a counter top today for our upcoming kitchen reno, I made a friend, and pretty much invited myself over to her house to talk gardening, canning, country living, etc... This sweet, independent, older woman is working "just a few more years" to get out of debt and live her best retirement ever! (Cue… Continue reading Kitchen Must-Haves