We took last week off of school when it became obvious on Monday that our week was going to go a bit differently than I thought. We finished butchering chickens on Monday, I spent several days cutting them up for the freezer, and we had an impromptu garage sale on Friday morning. This week we’re…
Earlier this year, we purchased some Cornish Cross chickens with a friend (note: those are not Cornish Cross in the image above!) These are large chickens that are grown for their meat that grow to full size in 10 weeks–half the time of a bird raised for eggs. The birds are very large; females can…
After a very busy Memorial Day spent doing lots of chores, I’ve written my list of to-dos for the week. It is 102º today; I spent a lot of time outside yesterday. I still have many garden tasks left. Here’s what I’m hoping to accomplish this week (not counting things like laundry, homeschooling, regular cooking…
I’ve been working on organizing several things lately. A few times, I’ve ended up spending more time organizing than I thought it would take, so a few of my goals for pushed aside for the pleasure of getting some things organized. I decided a couple of weeks ago to start including some of my cooking…
Sewing: 1. Make a Mother’s Day gift for my mom 2. Turn 2 pairs of jeans into jean shorts for Winter 3. Modify 3 dresses 4. Finish skirt for Wren 5. Sew arrow points on Ezrom’s Cub Scout shirt Gardening: 1. Pull weeds 2. Pull out peas 3. Plant Aremenian cucumber seeds and red noodle…
Last week’s strong winds kept me out of the garden most of the week. I’m hoping to get lots done this week. It should be 91º tomorrow! Garden 1. Spread straw under strawberries 2. Run water lines and plant aster and butternut squash seeds 3. Plant more leek seeds 4. Photograph the garden (in better…
1. Turn Liberty and Winter’s torn jeans into shorts 2. Hem my husband’s jeans 3. Run some more water lines in the garden 4. Sew birthday presents for Ivory 5. Make popsicles 6. Start making Easter rabbits 7. Write a couple of blog posts 8. Update garage sale list with our current needs and sizes….
With a daughter’s birthday this week and another daughter’s birthday in a couple weeks, this week is busy with present making on top of the many other important things that must be done this week. This Week’s Goals: Sewing: 1. Sew and embroider dress for Elsa’s birthday gift 2. Cut out pillow cover fabric for…
While our income has been decreasing and our children’s appetites are increasing, food prices are increasing. Some things have doubled and even tripled in price in the last few years. The 50 pound bag of popcorn that we buy in bulk went from $17 a bag in June of 2012 to $29 a bag in July of…
January is the busiest month in my garden. With our first frost usually falling in early-mid December, and our last frost in mid-February, I have a short season while my plants are dormant in which to prune in the garden. (In fact, we usually only have two or three periods of frost each winter). With 40…
One of the most frequently asked questions that I get is what my daily schedule looks like. I will answer that today, but I don’t think it will answer the real question, which is, “How do you get so much stuff done?” The answer to that is a lot deeper than just telling you my…
Last week I got a whole lot done. Most of my list, in fact. My family helped a lot. However, I did not get any presents done, so even though I had hoped to be done by the end of last month, I still have some sewing to do. We are expecting our first frost…