Although totally exhausted (from different means), my husband and I headed out early Saturday to get a good load of wood cut and split.   To...

The one reason we don't raise rabbits for meat is Milo.  He's our indoor pet bunny and he's as pampered as the rest of the gang....

I had to turn my to-do list into two lists - one for today and one for tomorrow. My today list, just became today and tomorrow lists: Fr...

Bartering is still being done today.  In fact, our families have been bartering services good and other items, without even realizing it.  I...

  These are the first of our seed orders to arrive.  One contains heirloom redbud seeds, and the other a runner bean that will have beautif...

I am reading the diaries from pioneer women who crossed the U.S. in the 1800's and it's been interesting and amazing.  Many women to...

I found this book at the library.  It's amazing.  Full of recipes for many different types of wild game, including dove, duck, moose, el...

I asked my kids to write me a letter with their happiest moments, so I thought I might share a few of my own. 1. Camping with hubby and co...

Here is another finished crocheted Christmas gift.  This is a men's hat and scarf.  I used up leftover yarn from a blanket, yarn from ...

Dinner tonight involved preparing a batch of homemade mayonnaise.  It was easy to make with our farm fresh eggs, oil and a bit of lemon.   ...

I am starting with a 1/2 bushel Fuji apples.  My wonderful mother brought me these from the orchard.  I have never canned apple pie filling,...

I managed to make my very first batch of Pumpkin-Apple Butter, and we all love it.  I had been buying Apple butter from the orchard, but hav...

I can't believe the weather this November.  This weekend is perfect for camping.  Now if I can just convince my husband we don't nee...

Our homemade egg noodles are

Due to a surplus of our chicken eggs, I am using whites to make homemade angel food cake and the yokes to make homemade noodles.   This will...

I measured my stack of cut wood today.  I'm not quite halfway to one cord of wood.  My wood pile measures 7 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 feet.  I...

Despite working hard with splitting wood today, I made the family Spicy Sorghum Molasses Cookies.  They are in the Bear Wallow cookies for u...

I have already split wood before today (by hand), but am making a goal to split one cord by myself.  For every woman out there who has ever ...

Even though today holds much more activity than I'd like, I am still baking an after school snack for the kids.  It is also a lunch pack...

Today, I shredded and froze 12 cups of zucchini, and left 2 cups on the side for 2 loaves of zucchini bread.  I also froze 1 qt. of tomatoes...