Well, we fixed our dryer yet again! This time it was the heating coil that busted and it was considerably more expensive to fix than the $4 part we purchased and put in two years ago ($75 with shipping), but it was more than worth it! Let me back up…
It is officially the Time of Bounty again. You’ve sown your seeds, cared for their sprouts, transplanted and top dressed the healthiest growers and are now harvesting a bounty of tomatoes and squash and corn and maybe even peppers from your garden several times a week if not every day.…
Somewhere online (maybe on Pinterest), I read that you can preserve herbs in oil. It was one of those “Aha/Duh” moments because it was so simple! So, last year we attempted this trick for the first time and it worked perfectly! This year, with an abundance of basil on hand,…
Compost is one of those magical things that I read about (and pin about) and participate in all the time, but there’s a part of me that doesn’t fully believe that it will do it’s job. Do you ever feel like that? I mean, really…You set up a spot, toss…
As the Program Manager for a very intentional, very busy Summer Camp, I am constantly looking for new ways to show our Facilitators how much we appreciate all of the work they do with our campers. Luckily, we have established a few “old stand-bys” that seem to find their way…
A couple of days ago, when I wrote about all the work Tool Lady did on the chicken coop, I completely forgot to mention the most exciting upgrade to the whole darn coop! Ever since we built the Chicken Mansion, my biggest frustration has been having to push and shove…