We’ve been very busy here the last few weeks, but crafting has taken a back-burner as we gather materials and tools for spring projects. When you source building materials instead of buy them outright, the planning stages of a project can take a bit longer. I’d imagine that other families are gearing up for spring [...]
I was reviewing my order from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds this morning and realized that we have been quite adventurous in our heirloom seed purchases this year. Before we chose our seed varieties Clif and I agreed that we would try two new types of seed this year, but I think we ended up purchasing [...]
Amazon has shipped my new camera, the Nikon D5100. I am so ready to start recording crafts again. Until it gets here, I thought I would post some of the photos from my portfolio. I hope you enjoy them! Alley Springs in April of 2010. English Daisy, one of my favorite flowers. Blue Springs, also [...]
I’ve been trying to sit down and write about our experience at the Stay Close Tour since Saturday night. Its now high noon Monday and I finally have a chance to breathe. I feel like I have been in “Go Mode” forever. Saturday night we took our kids to a local concert sponsored by Undivided [...]
I’ve felt rather disconnected from the world around me lately. That can happen out in the middle of nowhere I guess. I’ve been reading news, or not news depending on what I read to catch up. One disturbing post after another has lead me to swear off news for a while, but not before I [...]
In a recent post, Is Commodity Killing Us, I talked about arsenic, Roxarsone, in the commercial chicken feeds we buy. While Pfizer, the drug company that produces that specific brand of the drug agreed to stop marketing their product there are several others. The FDA reveals them as “nitarsone, arsanilic acid, and carbarsone.” Since I [...]
A friend of mine asked a question here, that’s been asked, in one way or another, many times before. I have been reluctant to answer it because there are people who would persecute us no matter what we say. Such is the nature of people with too much time on their hands I guess. So, [...]
Tonight, I am a very upset and disturbed Momma. If we hadn’t had beans and cornbread for dinner, I might even be too sick to write this post. While the information I am about to present may not be new, it was certainly news for us. This afternoon I spent hours on various chick hatchery [...]
How many of you remember our impromptu “Build Your Own Pool” project from last summer? While a very fun a fulfilling project, we’ve been discussing a permanent solution to our family’s swim needs– a Swim Pond. Swim Ponds are natural water features that are virtually self cleaning if installed correctly. A Swim Pond would give [...]
Today I want to talk to you about the 5 Love Languages. Knowing what type of language you speak allows you to give and receive the exact type of love you need most. Clif and I have been focusing on the five different types of love language and really discussing what type of lover we [...]
