by Jessica | Last Updated: Jul 1, 2020 | Daily Life, DIY Homesteading
Cleaning is a chore that never goes away, especially on the homestead. My kitchen takes a hit from so much food preparation, my bathrooms from my children and husband (Sorry Greg, I am blaming you too) floors from an old dog that sleeps in the corner. When my children...
by Jessica | Last Updated: Jul 1, 2020 | Daily Life, DIY Homesteading
I have been many things in this world, and often they were challenging and gratifying, but one of my favorites was being a bookstore owner. My husband and I bought the bookstore after he retired from his military career. I had always dreamed of owning a bookstore but...
by Jessica | Last Updated: May 31, 2018 | Gardening
Rhubarb is one of the many exciting signs of spring, a welcome burst of color in an otherwise barren post winter landscape. Rhubarb is the first edible plant that grows on our farm. As the hardy perennial pushes its way through the soil before the forsythia blooms, my...
by Jessica | Last Updated: May 30, 2018 | Daily Life
This section of the blog is for daily life, rambling confessions and observations about the world we live in. Today mine is a complaint, a whine? It’s 6 am and I was planning on sleeping in a little bit. I was up late last night working on our farmers...
by Jessica | Last Updated: Nov 15, 2024 | Our Kitchen, Recipes
Greek Chicken and Rice Soup or Avgolemono is a favorite in our house. We usually make this right when the garden is starting to produce and we go out and harvest the vegetables and herbs for dinner. Except for the lemons, I want a lemon tree so badly and our northern...
by Jessica | Last Updated: Nov 15, 2024 | Canning & Pickling, Gardening, Our Kitchen, Recipes
Garlic is a must in my kitchen and in my garden. Garlic has a very long growing season, about 7 months from planting to summer harvest. That’s a very long investment for one food crop so I want to make sure that my harvest is preserved so it will last the...
