Hey puppy pals! What have you been up to? I have been thinking up new ways to keep myself busy since it’s been raining a lot. If you follow my tweets, you might have noticed me talking about the delicious walnuts I’ve been harvesting from one of mom’s table decorations. In our outdoor patio sits […]

Cold and flu season is in full swing, and with H1N1 running around all over the place, taking a few extra precautions to keep germs at bay is never a bad thing. I’m not saying you need to bathe yourself and your kids in hand sanitizer every few minutes. Washing your hands with soap and […]

If you read this blog via email or a reader, you may not have seen our new changes. You remember the old site, right? Nice but getting a bit outdated in the current world of blogs… So here is the new and improved No Ordinary Homestead. Drum roll please… Hopefully you find the new layout […]

Earlier this year, we decided to give up  the battle against the slugs and snails in our garden for fresh leafy salad. Seedlings stood absolutely no chance against the evil pests and we couldn’t stand the thought of throwing tons of chemicals down just to let the lettuce survive. So we came up with the […]

As the garden season winds down here, it’s time for me to think ahead to next year’s planting. Starting seeds for seedlings will begin in just a few short months which means I better get going on my newspaper pots. But more important will be having seeds themselves. Because without seeds, what would I plant? […]