Simplifying

Rainy Days

Last week we had a series of rainy days. When the sun shines and I can get my hands in the dirt I seem to forget the importance of the rainy days. Without them where would be?

After one full day of rain, though, the little ones start to get antsy… and so do I. A day is not complete, after all, without digging in the dirt.

I do so enjoy the slow nesting of these days, though, it’s so nice to just…

eat a hot stack of pancakes…

admire our tiny little tomato forest…

and the seedlings that were left out…

stare at the laundry that was hung Tuesday and finally dry and taken down on Saturday…

eat green things…

and wait for an 80 degree day like today to spend in the garden. Full report tomorrow.

No spend months: week 5 review

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Homesteading Part 3: What is Sustainability?

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Frugal Talk: Mitigating Inflation, Breakfast Tacos, and Whole Foods Breakdown

Last week I was seemingly all over the board in my articles on frugality. First I talked about something our family has been thinking about recently with the cost of everything going up in… Mitigating the Effects of Inflation Next up I shared a recipe for one of our family’s most recent favorite ways to…

Cozied In

We’ve had a stretch of wintry days here and it’s been a lovely time of cozying in. The boys have delighted in the morning frost, freezing rain, and ice treasures. There have been a host of simple meals made on the wood stove. School books have flown freely with little boys filling their minds with…

Maybe There is No Such Thing as Balance

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