• DIY,  Food Storage & Preservation

    How to Pressure Can Your Own Pinto Beans

    Growing up, I never even thought about canning my own pinto beans.  Every bean I ate, unless I was at a restaurant or a friends house, came from a can. They were good and they were fast and easy.  Open a can, add some salt, pepper and garlic powder and you’re set! All you had to do was open a…

  • Chickens

    Chick Roosting

    Why do chickens roost?  To stay safe from predators at night, of course 🙂  Apparently the Little Ones like to roost even though they’re safe (er…trapped) in their nice, warm brooder! I have found, at different times, both the Ameraucanas and the Astralorps on their mini, impromptu roosting bar.  I have not, however, found the Buff Orpingtons on said bar.…

  • Everything Else

    365 Days Ago…

    It’s my Blog-iversary!!! Yep, one year ago today I ventured into this space having really no idea what I was getting myself into!  Little did I know I was entering into a wonderful space of creativity, shared experiences, a love of writing, a knowledge base that is simply staggering (you all are quite phenomenal, you know that, right?!) and a…

  • Uncategorized

    Straw Bale Gardening?

    Well, since I last posted our 2012 garden plans, we’ve started talking about changing up our backyard. The original (working) 2012 Backyard Garden plan as of a few weeks ago What does  “changing up our backyard” mean?  Well, taking out the rocks/gravel and adding in some new beds for veggies.  This also comes with a specific request from Tool Lady…”meandering…

  • Eat,  Grow,  Harvest,  Prepare

    Independence Days

    Happy Independence Days everyone! With the weather still acting…well…not very winter-like, I spent a little time last weekend watering our fruit trees.  The terrifying thing is that they’re already trying to bud out. Why is this terrifying?  Well, because we still have a good three months of freezing and possible frosts to look forward to.  Anyhow…In preparation for the warmer…

  • Everything Else

    A Little Blog Love

    Astra over at A Journey to a Dream has been kind enough to tag me as someone she thinks is interesting!  How sweet is that?!  Astra is just amazing (kind, smart, driven and super positive) and I love reading the pieces of her journey that she chooses to share on her blog! So, now that I’ve been tagged, I get to…