We have had an exciting couple of days. Two of our goats had babies! You might remember that at the end of June we added seven Dwarf Nigerian goats to our little place. We didn’t realize that any of the goats were pregnant. About a month ago we noticed that a few of them were …
Month: September 2013
About a year ago I came to the realization that I was having menopause symptoms. I have to admit that the thought had occurred to me prior to the ‘realization’ but I pushed it to the back of my mind convinced that I was much too young for that. I was just barely 42 …
Welcome back to Simple Lives Thursday! Each week I enjoy reading through all of the wonderful tips, ideas and recipes for simple living. If you are new here, Hello! And enjoy the Simple Lives Thursday blog hop. This hop is dedicated to simple living. “Consume less, produce more. ” So many topics fit: Gardening, raising animals, …
For the past several months I’ve been involved, behind the scenes, in an amazing project. My friend Wardee from GNOWFGLINS put together the Ultimate Survival Bundle. My behind the scenes involvement allowed me a sneak peek at all of the amazing resources Wardee was compiling for the bundle. To say I was in awe at …
Welcome back to Simple Lives Thursday! Each week I enjoy reading through all of the wonderful tips, ideas and recipes for simple living. If you are new here, Hello! And enjoy the Simple Lives Thursday blog hop. This hop is dedicated to simple living. “Consume less, produce more. ” So many topics fit: Gardening, raising animals, …
This is a post that was on my homesteading blog. Water harvesting is a new concept to me (keep reading to find out why) but something that we are now spending a lot of time planning. When we moved to Wyoming from Oregon four years ago we had a bit of culture shock in …
This week is going to be busy! I’ll tell you why this week is so busy later in this post– so keep reading. 🙂 I’m taking a few minutes right now to put together a simple menu plan since I function so much better with a plan in place. While this is a lot more …
Welcome back to Simple Lives Thursday! Each week I enjoy reading through all of the wonderful tips, ideas and recipes for simple living. If you are new here, Hello! And enjoy the Simple Lives Thursday blog hop. This hop is dedicated to simple living. “Consume less, produce more. ” So many topics fit: Gardening, raising animals, …
It’s been several weeks since I posted a menu plan. Not only have I not posted a plan, but I haven’t really been making menu plans. I did make a plan when we went up to our new property over Labor Day. I kind of had to since we have to take any food with …
Welcome back to Simple Lives Thursday! Each week I enjoy reading through all of the wonderful tips, ideas and recipes for simple living. If you are new here, Hello! And enjoy the Simple Lives Thursday blog hop. This hop is dedicated to simple living. “Consume less, produce more. ” So many topics fit: Gardening, raising animals, …
When I first started blogging, at a simple family style blog, we were living in a 23 foot camp trailer in Northern California. The summer before that we had purchased two acres of bare land in Wyoming. Thinking it would take some time for our Oregon coast home to sell we put it on the …