…is a happy pantry. Or, at the very least, it makes for a couple of happy ladies who need to use said pantry every.single.day. Now, I will spare you the before pictures here because 1) no one needs to see that and 2) I forgot to take them (I know, bad blogger). See, cleaning the pantry was actually not on…
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In my twenties, as a working, single mom who was also attending college full time, I was incredibly organized because I had to be. I was working in a restaurant six days a week, which kept a roof over our heads and food on the table, but I wasn’t emotionally invested in what I was doing, so work stayed at…
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Chile is one of those words that encompasses many things (and is spelled a couple of different ways). There are so many different varieties of chile, that by simply using the word, one could be talking about green, red, cayenne, bells, bananas, pimentos, poblanos, jalapenos, or any number of other varieties. In New Mexico, however, where Hatch Chile grows in…
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At the height of summer, when the chickens are laying well and providing an abundance of eggs, I often find that we have way too many eggs hanging around waiting to be eaten. Now, we have friends and family who will take a dozen here and there, and we have one friend who purchases a few dozen every few weeks,…
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Last weekend, for the first time ever, we officially made our own baby food for Sprout. It’s funny how the little things can make a Mama so happy, isn’t it? You know…organic, free from additives, delicious, pure, baby food? Oh yeah! Add to all that Sprout’s gorgeous smile and no matter what’s happening in the world, my heart is full……
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I’m hoping you all can help me with a bit of a mystery as the feather variations/coloring of three of the five have been a complete surprise! We purchased five Easter Eggers/Ameraucanas that looked normal in their couple-of-days-old-selves and have wound up with two being the typical rusty/auburn colors, two being black and white, and one having these dusty.almost lavender feathers…
