I've been using a sample size of horsetail salve, to see if it will help with the very dry cracked skin on my hands (joys of gardening...

April 9th - rain and snow mix, morning temperature was 21°F! April 10th - 38°, high of 44°F, rain April 11th - 30°, low chance of rain, part...

  I have resurrected a blog post draft from 2018!  Crazy how some of these drafts slipped through my days. I have been using nettle as a nut...

                        (old photo of picked plantain, but I used both broad leaf and narrow-leafed plantain for the salve)   I completely f...

  Back in the June fo 2024, I waited patiently for my yarrow to spring forth flowers, so I could brew up a tincture.  In the end, I ended up...

  You may get a laugh out of this discovery, but it's a reminder to get your recipes out before you do early prep work.  I started a cat...

We are to heat up to the 80's today.  They sky is looking strange this morning.  One direction looks like a storm brewing, and the other...

  Have you ever made homemade lavender syrup?  Have you purchased this syrup and used it?   I was curious, as I thought it would be good in ...

  In the beginning of February (2024), I made homemade hair detangler ( recipe is online with Mommypotamus ).  I was quite impressed when I ...

  The water hoses (and I tell you, there are a lot) were all drained and put in storage, the camper winterized, and the last rosemary plant ...

  I  have been saving egg shells for the garden(s), and even when I shelled eggs for egg salad. Lilacs are in bloom, and it smells wonderful...

As hard as I try to put balance in my day, I find myself in the kitchen for hours.  First, breakfast prep, then dinner prep, then snack prep...

  Homemade lip balm has been made.  I originally made it with calendula infused oil, but now make it with lemon balm infused oil, plus essen...

  Yesterday started out with a lot of fog.  The weather warmed up to the 60's and felt so great.  Today it's dropping down again wit...

Finally!  After 2 1/2 months, my pressure canner has arrived.  We are still waiting on about 3-4 more orders from months ago. I accid...

Where is the best place (and cheapest) online to purchase a gallon of organic olive oil?  Thanks in advance.  I cook a lot with it, but need...

First, we got rain, then it turned cold and the snow returned.  I spent a few hours doing more cleaning, and purged a bit more.  The sn...