A few weeks ago, I learned about something I thought was really interesting that was going on in the blogosphere: apparently it's become really common for bloggers to get rid of some of their stuff by giving it away to their readers. Even the Pioneer Woman is doing it...

Why I Do What I Do
Sorry for not being back to a regular blogging schedule again yet...but I really do think it's only a matter of a few weeks now before things will be back to normal...of course there's always the question of what you actually consider to be normal. 🙂 Stefan will be...
We’ve got a winner!
Thanks to everyone who participated in the NOH giveaway to celebrate life! This was by far the most exciting and entertaining giveaway I've had so far. So here's what you've been waiting for... Congratulations to Kari! Thankfully there was only one Kari entry but...
Ayla’s first grooming & don’t forget to enter!
In about 20 minutes Ayla will be having her first grooming session. She's still got tons of winter undercoat and I just don't have the ability to brush her as she needs to be...so we're calling in reinforcements! We're traveling to Bavaria next week for a few days...

A giveaway to celebrate life!
Ok, perhaps that headline is a little cheesy...but every time we talk to someone or think about our accident, we truly still feel blessed to be walking this earth. And although my serial rib fracture is still painful and my arm is still broken, all of us survived and...

The Encyclopedia of Country Living Giveaway!
If you are already living a sustainable life or have aspirations of one day owning your own piece of land that you can live off of, I'm certain you've heard about The Encyclopedia of Country Living by Carla Emery. It is without a doubt one of the most comprehensive...
What we’re up to this week
I mentioned a while back that we were thinking about digging up a bunch of the pavers in our courtyard and putting in some new growing beds. Although I haven't mentioned much more about, we have been thinking about how to realize this plan and finally found the...
Filling & trimming our aquaponics grow bed
I talked a little bit yesterday about the different types of aquaponics growing media that are available for consideration. As I mentioned, we went with expanded clay pebbles (4-16mm big) which were actually made exactly for this purpose. The exact pebbles we got are...
Selecting aquaponics growing media
It's been a while since I talked about our aquaponics system, but we have indeed been working on it and it's actually running very well. We've had our beds filled and even have plants in it but I putting the events down in words has taken a while longer. When building...
Did you miss the smoked bourbon ribs recipe?
If so, don't fret...BlogHer.com has also got you covered. Come visit my mouthwatering smoked bourbon ribs recipe on their site and find lots of other great blogs and articles for and by women.


