Because this is a blog about becoming more self-sufficient and “green” in general, I had a brain storm…well it actually resulted when I was feasting on the Burpee seed catalog and noticed a little gadget they have to assist in the making of newspaper pots. We get 4 free newspapers delivered to our house each […]

Ayla turned 2 years old on Saturday…and of course she made out like a bandit! One of the great things about dogs is that they get as excited about toys as most children do. Our two cats, on the other hand, look at us like we’re dumb when we bring them a new toy. So […]

Hey dogs! It’s me, Ayla, here. I thought I would pop in again and say “Hello” since it’s been a while since either my mom or I wrote. There’s been some fun stuff going on, but we’ve just been so busy that neither of us has been able to sit down long enough to type […]

I wanted to try something different for breakfast on Saturday morning but also didn’t want to spend forever making it because I knew we had a lot of errands to run. So I elected to make these cinnamon rolls the day before so they would have ample time to rise (and because I have a […]

I FINALLY placed our order today for a huge collection of Burpee seeds. Athough this will be our first experience with them, I’ve heard fantastic things and found so many things in their catalog that I wanted to try out. It’s mostly tomato and chili plants but also okra and a few other heirloom varieties. […]