by No Ordinary Homestead | Feb 1, 2023 | Decorating, DIY, Family, Homesteading Life, House & Home
Do you ever walk into a home and immediately smell something wonderful, clean, and inviting? You get that vibe that makes your home feel safe, comfortable, and cozy. But how do you create such an atmosphere? The good news is that it doesn’t have to be...
by No Ordinary Homestead | May 12, 2022 | Family, Garden, Homesteading Life, House & Home
If you have pigeons roosting on your porch, they can cause plenty of problems. It can be hard to remove them once they’re there as they tend to stay close to where they are born and don’t migrate. Your porch probably provides cozy places for them to nest, and they are...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Mar 11, 2022 | Garden, Homesteading Life
Are you looking for tips on how to prepare your garden for spring? Spring is arguably the favorite season for gardeners as it offers them an opportunity to start afresh. Most gardening enthusiasts spend their late winter/early spring preparing their gardens for the...
by Tiffany | May 6, 2020 | Food, Garden, Homesteading Life
We went down to the orchard today and harvested about 22 pounds (10 kilos) of mirabelle plums from our trees. We really should have harvested them a week or so earlier, but we simply haven’t had the time. Thank God we found Nico, our new farm hand, when we did...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Oct 10, 2019 | DIY, Homesteading Life, House & Home
Managing waste is an everyday thing. Almost everything we do generates waste, and we need to make a constant effort to reduce it. Our tips can help you to minimize waste easily and also help you to maintain a garden waste and junk free life. Stop using plastic bags...
by Tiffany | Sep 3, 2015 | Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Homesteading Life, House & Home, So You Want to Move to Germany, Travel
From time to time, I get interesting emails from readers like you. Sometimes they’re about recipes found here on No Ordinary Homestead. And sometimes they’re questions about getting a visa to live in Germany (which I really know very little about). And...