So far, 2018 has had some of the strangest weather. It started out with an extremely cold winter. Then, we had a wet spring. Our local weather forecaster announced today that this weekend will be our first dry weekend since before Easter! Mother Nature is weird. That said, my garden beds never got started this …
When I shared my homemaking & homesteading goals for February, one thing I mentioned wanting to do was tap our maple trees. I have been reading up on backyard sugaring and making maple syrup. I figured this was another homesteading skill that I could develop and share with others – my family, my scouts, and …
Last year, we had our first successful garlic harvest. This week, I am breaking apart two heads of garlic to replant, and so that we will have another harvest this coming summer. It’s the perfect crop to get started in your fall garden! Garlic cloves are the individual bulbs that when planted will each become …
After a very rough summer in the garden where everything died, I have been very happy with how the start of fall has been going. In late September, I was able to plant a few fall crops. Considering I am starting them from seed, and its a bit late in the season, only time …
I have always enjoyed taking photos. Not of people as much, but of landscapes, plants, and things in nature. One of my goals for this year is to start taking even more photos since it is something that I enjoy, and maybe even get a real camera again by the end of the year. …
