I don’t know about you, but seeing the sunshine peek out of the clouds and steadily rising temperatures makes me itchy to start seeds for the garden. I have been pouring over the latest seed catalogs that have arrived in my poor, winter locked mailbox and been drawing up the plans for it. Few things…
Category: Sustainability
Homesteading Resources to Help You Get Started Wherever You Are – RIGHT NOW!
So…..Do you like my SEO-friendly, click-tastic title there? Nah. Me neither. Personally, I don’t have much use for hyping up a blog or webpage, and that may very well end up being my undoing. The truth of the matter is, my goal is to give readers the kind of information that they can use to…
A Log Cabin in the Enchanted Forest
For more than 20 years our family has lived in a log cabin in the Wapsipinicon River Valley. Our small acreage overlooks Buffalo Creek and our neighbors are mostly wildlife and the beautiful woodlands that provide shelter for them. Back when we started, there were few neighbors with most of the large parcels being being…
Starting Out: Herbalism
Several years ago, I put this information on Ezine articles and also on my blog at fannyfae.com. Since starting this blog, I felt it important to update a bit of the information – and tailor to fit this blog’s specific focus. Herbalism was probably the biggest influencer for me to get into the whole mindset…
Winter & Holiday Inspirations
The cold has set in much earlier than expected this year. But the sound of hammering and sawing and the prospect of all new and energy efficient replacement windows and ceiling fans being installed earlier this month has given this old cabin a new lease on life. My own projects have been following a similar…
