Seed Exchange Party
Sunday I took a nice long drive up north of Seattle, Washington, to participate in a seed exchange at Laura’s […]
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events, frugal, green living, seedsHarvesting January
Everything outside is either dead or sleeping (well, except the chickens of course), but we are nowhere near empty here
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canning, cooking, farmers market, food forest, food preservation, harvest, locavore, modern homesteading, recipes
Winter Chickens
It’s been awhile since I’ve written about my flock of urban chickens, who have been quietly keeping toasty during this
Driveway Project Complete
The driveway is done! This project would typically take about two weekends to build, but we had a snow storm
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projectsAmerican Victory Gardens in World War II
For those of you who commented on my last post or emailed me asking to read the research paper I
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victory gardenGrowing a Victory Garden
Recently I have been working on a small research paper about the history of Victory Gardens in the US during
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frugal, victory gardenThe Best Cracker
Nothing ruins fabulous cheese like a bad cracker or toast. The cracker flavor can overpower and distract from the cheese
Goodbye Gramps
My grandfather died peacefully Tuesday morning in his sleep – he was 85 years old. His health has been very
Valiant Attempt
I made a valiant attempt this year for a nice holiday, and I think that is commendable considering the circumstances.