Gardening · Homesteading · Urban Homesteading

Growing Garlic 🧄 From One Area To The Next

As winter waned, and spring approached, I realized a sad thing: I had either planted or sold all the garlic from summer of 2024. I had none to take with me, to our new place. The worst part is? I had been thru this before, on our last move. I had planted garlic in the… Continue reading Growing Garlic 🧄 From One Area To The Next

Gardening

Spring Slides In

I sit here, thinking about the weather in Western Washington State. For a big event is being touted by every meteorologist right now "The skies will fall!". Sitting on a rock in the Salish Sea, in the Olympic Rainshadow, I'll sit and wait. Is it winter hollering back one more time? It should be a… Continue reading Spring Slides In

crafts · DIY · Homesteading · Soap Making · Urban Homesteading

Handcrafting Melt and Pour Soap

Too many years ago I did a lot of soap making. I was a lot younger then, and so many new books on soap making were coming out then (OK, I’ll date myself…it’s the year 1998). I was really into it – I taught soap making classes through the school district, sold at the farmer’s… Continue reading Handcrafting Melt and Pour Soap