Green. A few years ago, when someone mentioned the word green, I probably only would have thought of things which are the color green...grass, leaves, money and other random things. But now I also associate green with sustainable living and living "green" as well. Our...
Welcome to the 11th edition of the Garden Life link up on No Ordinary Homestead. I know a lot of people are just focusing on harvesting whatever they can from their gardens now, and we are doing quite a bit of that ourselves. This weekend, I've got to can all the...
What?! It's Friday already? Not that I'm complaining! I have been up to my ears in work as I put together the Refueling Power Moms Giveaway (running October 6-10) and balance my other jobs and home as well. Our garden is kinda doing more of the same right now....
This week, Beth from I Should Be Folding Laundry challenged us with "apples." It just so happens that we have lots of those around right now. In fact, we will probably be harvesting 100 pounds or so of our own apples this weekend, and pressing them for juice....
Hello everyone! Did you know that animals around the world actually have a day reserved for them? It's true. Every October 4th since 1931, World Animal Day has been celebrated. It was first started by a group of ecologists in Florence, Italy, who wanted to raise...
You've probably read my posts about how important it is to backup your computer on a regular basis and make sure your data stays secure (ESPECIALLY if you work from home and aren't based "in the cloud" yet). But have you actually implemented a plan that allows your...
Hellllllooooooo Friday! What a week it has been. You may have seen on the NOH Facebook page that we were up to our armpits in peaches last weekend. In fact, we harvest 100 POUNDS of peaches. That was all on two trees -- and most of it actually came off of a single...
Hi friends! Today I am writing with a strong plea to my humans, who just are not taking enough time lately to fulfill my every wish and whim. Mom has been really good about keeping plenty of dried lung waffles in the house which are so very yum...but what ever...
Happy Friday, friends! Wow it's been quite a week around here...and there is still much to be done. But staying busy keeps me out of trouble. 😉 The peaches and grapes are now both pretty much ready to harvest. So there's something to tackle this weekend. And I really...
Hi everyone! This week I've been busy replanting my beds for the winter, and splitting up a few plants to further our production next year and also to share with friends. I've also been doing a little harvesting and there is plenty more to come. We received...
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