It has been nice weather to get the laundry and bedding out on the line.  I had it out early and painted for 3 hours.  Painting trim is a ...

Hard to believe this was Jan 7th, 2015.  Five years ago.  This year we do not have snow, but we are told lots of rain is heading our way, ...

Hubby tried the strawberry margarita jam and gave me the green light.  He loves it.  Said it was "amazing."  I will be making more...

The weather yesterday was fantastic as fantastic can go in winter.  Not only myself, but the laundry was out getting fresh air.  Low 50&#...

I'm joining Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom today.  I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend.  Oddly, my kids did not try ...

I woke up yesterday thinking, "hm, a good day to clean the coop, or maybe the next?" I checked the weather. Oh boy.  Our temps w...

Cookie and candy baking came to a halt this week.  Money flew out of my wallet as fast as it flew in. With Hubby's work schedule the tr...

Good News: Doctor gave me the thumbs up.  Spider bites should heal on their own.  No skin graphs or specialty doctors.  He was very impres...

The "homesteader" in me has been in my blood for years.  Hanging laundry outside has been a habit of mine, even when I lived in th...

I've been doing some more deep cleaning. Dumping drawers, sor ting, purging, tossing, re-organizing.  I'm purging like a mad woman t...

The white mums I planted a few years back, are blooming now.  These were table decorations at my younger brother's wedding, and I have...

My ladies have been slacking in the egg production department lately.  Considering the amount of feathers out in the run, I'm guessin...

I managed to get all the dirty laundry on the line, however, I did have to chase a few pieces that flew off in the high winds.  Life woul...

I wasn't kidding when I said the porch was calling.  It just wasn't the front porch this time.  I made myself a peanut butter an...

That's it.  I'm declaring it is spring now, which means "porch time" and my furniture is coming out of storage.  Even if I...

People driving by often ask Hubby if he makes me put the laundry out in winter.  Nope.  For show?  Nope.  It's my real life.  It smell...

I'm glad I did all of our laundry last Sunday.  It's been raining here for a few days now.  I'm starting to wonder if we'l...

Monday was my typically cleaning day (for the indoors anyway).  My indoor clothesline and all of my drying racks were filled to capacity.  

The kids pretty much eat me out of house and home after school, so Friday morning I baked up some pumpkin pancakes using some of our favo...

While walking to the mailbox, I noticed my snapdragons are adding some vibrant fall color to the flower beds.