• November Wishlist
    Everything Else

    November Wishlist

      Wishlist Links: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4/ 5 / 6 /7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16   There’s always something new we want or need around the house and farm, so I thought I’d do a round up of some of the items we’ve either purchased recently or would love to purchase soon (if funds allow, of course)!  Care to dream with me? What’s on your wishlist this month? xoxo, M PAID ENDORSEMENT…

  • Chicken Round Up
    Chickens

    Chicken Round Up

    Everyone likes chickens, right?  I mean, really!? Yeah…that’s what I thought! So, I’ve gotten together with six other bloggers to bring you a big fat Chicken Round Up!  My contribution to the Round Up, The Care and Keeping of Backyard Chickens was posted here last week, so now it’s time to bring you the rest of the fantastic posts!  Here’s…

  • DIY,  Grow

    Echinacea Tincture DIY

    A couple of weeks ago I mentioned harvesting Echinacea seeds…What I didn’t mention was that I also harvested some Echinacea roots to try my hand at my very first Echinacea Tincture! As mentioned in the seed post, our Echinacea is in its third year and did absolutely amazingly last summer!  In addition to being full and beautiful, though, once your…

  • DIY fabric wipes
    DIY

    Fabric Wipes & Homemade Solution Update

    Last month, shortly after Sprout was born, I posted about our homemade diaper wipe solution.  What I neglected to post about was the fabric wipes we’re using as well! So, yes, in addition to homemade solution we’re using, we’re also using fabric wipes that came from the flannel remnants of the fabric (paper) towels we made last winter.  We cut…

  • Everything Else

    {this moment}

    {this moment inspired by Soule Mama} If you’re inspired to do the same, please leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all of us to find and see. xoxo, M

  • Chickens

    Backyard Chickens (Keeping & Care)

    In 2010, after living on our 1/8 acre for a couple of years and before transforming everything into the mini farm it is today, we decided to get a couple of chickens and try our hand at the keeping and care of our very first farm animals.  See, we dream of acreage…of wide open spaces…of quiet nights and farm-work filled…