Monthly Archives: March 2010

Spring Wants to Come

I can feel it. I spent a good half hour out on the sun-warmed deck this afternoon, basking. It’s our fourth or fifth gorgeous, warm sunny day here [..]

Chickens, Gardening, Planning, Planning

Great Expectations

The ways our brains associate random tidbits of data always astounds and amazes me. As I was getting out of the shower last night, I remembered with perfect [..]

Off-Topic

Trails

Trails have a sort of magic about them. There is something important about stepping where other people or creatures have stepped before. There is a little bit of [..]

Wildlife

Race to the finish

Can a story about knitting be funny and suspenseful? You betcha, if Yarn Harlot wrote it. Check out her story about the Knitting Olympics.

Knitting

Throw Away the Air Fresheners – Use Plants!

This is a really fascinating slide show detailing how certain plants help filter Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s) from the air in our home, as well as improving overall [..]

Cleaning Products, Houseplants, Toxins

Homestead Post

In which I destroy a whole broiler chicken, and then sort of resurrect it the next day. Kind of. Homestead Geek

Uncategorized

BBQ Stir-Fry

Hold on, hold on. I know what some of you are thinking. “Young lady,” you might begin (you may, of course, substitute “old lady” at your discretion,) “‘BBQ’ [..]

Failures, Food

Where is my healthy?

Given up gluten has, ostensibly, removed a toxin from my body that was probably causing a lot of internal inflammation and general unpleasantness, of which I wasn’t ever [..]

Allergies, Gluten-Free, Health, Illness, Mental Well-Being, Personal Hygiene, Toxins ,