by Millie Copper | Nov 16, 2016 | Homesteading
For the last several years we’ve been raising chickens for meat and eggs. Over the years we’ve had an assortment of breeds of egg laying chickens but tend to favor the dual purpose birds such as Buff Orpington or White Rock. These birds are a nice sturdy...
by Millie Copper | Jan 6, 2020 | Homeschooling, Homesteading
I love the new year! Among other reasons, I look at it as an opportunity to review our homeschool lesson plans. I take a look at what works and what doesn’t, then make adjustments as necessary. While we do advance to a new grade every September (to coincide with...
by Sierra Smith | Nov 29, 2017 | A Calm Sanctuary, Homesteading
With Thanksgiving done and turkeys gobbled up, we at the Smith house are looking forward to Christmas with glee! If you’re anticipating guests for the holidays, don’t forget to put a little time aside to make their lodging comfortable and homey. A little...
by Millie Copper | Aug 11, 2013 | Cooking, Homesteading
One thing that has changed in our journey to real food is how we shop. In many ways we completely relearned this shopping skill. This was not something that happened overnight and in some ways it wasn’t completely an easy task. Before we could relearn our...
by Millie Copper | Jan 22, 2010 | Homesteading
One thing that is important to me in our Real Food is endeavor being aware of where our food is coming from. We hope some day in the future to be able to consume most of our food from local sources. But like everything, it takes time to make that happen. It has been...
by Millie Copper | Dec 18, 2013 | Cooking, Health
I’ve been sharing for the last year plus about my menopause journey. I’ll tell you, this is a journey that has not been too terribly fun. It’s a lot like being stuck on a roller coaster. You can’t get off and it just keeps going through the...