Animals, plants, trees, bushes, baked goods, handmade soaps, tinctures, teas, and lotions, all in one barn. What could be the danger? What could be the harm in families getting together to trade their homesteading wares? The answer is this: What
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What a Process: My Fostering Process
Today is the day. This day my foster care licenser will come to my home for the first time. I have taken the training classes. My husband and I are CPR certified, checked by a doctor, TB free, fingerprint clearanced,
Spring is in the Air
Getting a garden ready for spring is something that many gardeners are now itching to do. Others are thinking, “Is it that time already?” The weather in the Pacific Northwest has been so mellow, that it feels like spring one
For All My Little Yogis, and those who love them!
Years back my children, and I first attended a children’s yoga class at a gym that we had a membership to. It was one in which parent participation was encouraged, and I had a lot of fun with my then
Book Lovers Unite!
Do you love to read? Have you ever finished a book, and just wanted to have someone to talk about it with? You could start your very own book club. This is not only a great way to meet new
Winter Predator Control
As the winter months get colder, and more animals burrow or hibernate, the predators of the wild get extremely hungry. This hunger can lead them right to you, and your flock of poultry and other birds. Just the smell of
The Role that Pets Fill
It has almost been an entire week since I last posted a blog article, and the reason is this: His name is Ollie, but my 11 year old likes to call him Olly Olly Oxen – Fur. We got him
The Power of the Spoken Word
As the new year continues email accounts, facebook pages, and television advertisements explode with commercials about New Year’s resolutions, and new fad diets. It is easy to see why when so many people yearn for a younger, healthier, and more
Why doth thou Study Shakespeare
“But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief… It is my lady, O, it is
The Ultimate Attack
It has come, it has conquered, but it has not destroyed. What is this venerable force? Winter ILLNESS, and it has creeped into my home, and attacked hard. This weekend, my ears began to bother me as we were out