When I was a child, I loved hair ribbons. I had a few that I still remember–and still have! I remember visiting a friend when I was 8. Unlike me, she had a sister, and their house had drawers in the bathroom vanity (mine did not). Her mother opened the drawer one day when I…
All of the new hairstyles that Winter has been trying have involved plenty of bobby pins. I made her these fancy bobby pins for some fun accents. Supplies: Bobby pins Fancy shank buttons Thin jewelry wire Tools: Needle-nosed pliers Wire cutters I cut a piece of jewelry wire about 3…
I harvested three larges bunches of basil from the garden and hung it to dry. I cut chives and 2 small cucumbers from the garden. I planted more seeds in the garden, and covered several seedlings that did come up with jars, to keep the bugs off and to help them grow faster, since…
Cyrus turned 11 earlier this year, which meant he moved from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. He loves Boy Scouts and is enjoying it so much. Because Boy Scouts means camping, we have slowly been getting him some camping gear this year, including a backpack (specifially for camping), and a fantastic tent that my…
Winter will be 13 in December. At the current moment, one of her passions is trying out new hairstyles. Thanks to Pinterest, she has a wealth of ideas in front of her. I made these ribbon headbands for her using materials I had on hand. Supplies: ribbon hair elastic thread lace (optional) …
Each weekday in November, I’ll be making and posting a gift that I have made that day. These will be gifts for Christmas as well as for my eldest daughter’s birthday, which is in December. I have 5 daugthers and 2 sons for whom I will be making gifts. This year, I have fewer…
I canned 6 quarts of giardinera pickles. Winter made several gifts for her sisters for Christmas gifts using fabric I already had and some free downloadable patterns. I cut two pomegranates from my tree. I harvested my only butternut squash this year, and cut one Armenian cucumber from the garden, and cut a but of…
I gleaned olives on Saturday. I’ll be processing them this week. I canned 4 quarts of giardeniera, using cucumbers from our garden. I canned 24 quarts of pears. This is just one side of my front walk; both sides have basil, plus there is more basil behind this. This pictures was taken after I made…
We enjoyed some rain on Monday. I collected 20 gallons of water from the roof and used it to water plants. The children enjoyed floating a few corks (it wasn’t deep enough for their cork boats, so they took them apart and floated individual corks; I found the corks a few years back at a…
I’m still a bit sick. I managed to knock off a good number of goals last week despite not feeling well, but some were left for this week. Organization: I’m working on one room/area a week until I get each room re-organized. 1. Photograph and list 5 items for sale on Facebook garage sale pages…
Armenian cucumber in the garden This post contains affiliate and referral links. I harvested a few more Armenian cucumbers. I gave two to a neighbor (they each weigh 4 to 5 pounds). I harvested a small handful of tomatoes and a small handful of red noodle beans. I cut large bunches of basil from the…
Note: This post contains affiliate links. Cyrus turned 11 last week, and requested a Harry Potter birthday. This is the second time I’ve had a Harry Potter birthday for him, and I’ve had one for Ezrom as well. With 7 children, I doubt it will be the last time we have a Harry Potter…