Life is busy around here, which means that all those millions of things in my head NEED to be written down and shared with the hubby to ensure they get done. That probably sounds like a great thing, but sometimes […]
My daughter has always been good at earning money. She has put in hours on the curb selling lemonade, and sat for weekends worth of craft fairs hawking her homemade buttons. She is a saver …
Take 37 chickens, 3 acres of woodland and a 100 year old house (plus outbuildings) and what do you get? You get rats. And mice. And spiders (but the spiders I can handle) We buy our animal feed …
We walked into chicken rearing with very little poultry knowledge, learning along the way. One of the most awesome surprises to us was the Bantam Chicken. A "mini" chicken, just perfect for little hands. In fact, smaller …
I am an available person, it is part of my work ethic and a chunk of the foundation of my business. As an entrepreneur I work weird hours, based on my to-do list and my …
The hubby and I have been together for 15 years. Solid, secure and a stable team. Not only is this fellow my partner and co-parent, he is also my best friend. And he still makes my …
Two years ago (eek, almost 3 actually) when we decided to uproot our life and start again we had a lot of questions from friends asking us HOW. And for every one of those, we had …
We are meat eaters here. Meat good. Except we just welcomed a full time, 100% vegetarian to live with us for 5 months. So, meat not so good anymore. I needed to figure out how to eat less meat. …
Need a blog makeover? I know we all say “it’s what is inside that counts” and I, too, believe that; but sometimes- especially when it comes to your blog platform – it is hard to get …
We jokingly call these beauties "crack brownies" because of their utter decadence. These are brownies you dream about. Your mind wanders into the kitchen to stare at the tray, wondering if you should just clean …
I have been parenting for a decade, and honestly, I think I am pretty good at it. We "free range" our kids, allowing them the chance to contribute to our family, but also have identities …
I was never the coolest kid growing up, and was most often late to the game when it came to having the newest style, toy, or gadget. I jumped on bandwagons late, often as they were …
Oh the days when you are able to mix work with pleasure, even when you work in an industry where the frequently collide. We just spent 2 days in beautiful Kelowna, BC, all under the …
January, back to school and back to routine, and with that comes "Back to bugs". With the notices coming home noting classroom break outs of strange lurgies, it has me feeling like Gandalf, protecting myself …
As my girls get older I cherish the little moments with my dude more and more. At 5 years old he has reached that level of independence parents long for. He can play on his …
