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 Nice but getting a bit outdated in the current world of blogs… So here is the new and improved No Ordinary Homestead.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? […]

Some people ask me why I blog. There are many reasons really. Blogging is usually very therapeutic for me. I blog about a bad experience, a good experience, something crazy that happened…and I will hear from all of you who tell me you’ve been in a similar situation and you know just what I’m going […]

Those of you who know me well and congratulated me last Thursday (or close to it) about my birthday, thank you once again. You’re all too kind. Although this was one of those milestone birthdays when you enter a new decade, we did not decide to have a big party. Part of the reason is […]