lessons learned: you gotta deconstruct to reconstruct
When my teenage daughter came home after a slumber party in late November and declared she’d like to move to the lower level of our …
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rainy days got you down? ideas for gardeners on a rainy day
It seems that we no longer have snow in winter where I live–Winter brings with her cold rain now, and for us natives, it is …
necessities and guilty pleasures for the gardener
So we covered this topic for homesteaders (click here for Part 1 and Part 2), and now that I’m spending my free time outside, I …
“homesteading” the homesteader
Reposting a simple reminder for us all as we journey on through the holiday season. I pray we remember that the journey is about more …
lessons learned: you gotta deconstruct to reconstruct
Yesterday, I began the process of deconstructing my kitchen. Having your refrigerator die the week before Christmas will do that to a homesteader. It’s not …
get ‘er done
I am sitting here in my living room and avoiding looking around at what awaits me once this blog post is finished. The weeks leading …
just rest: our bodies as fallow fields
In the spirit of preparing for the “busy”ness of holiday seasons, I am reposting this one. Take rest; a field that has rested gives a …