Gardening · Homesteading

Garlic Harvest 2024

Today, I am 5 weeks out from my arm injury, and I was feeling down a bit. I have watched my gardens barely treading water. We have kept them alive by watering them, but I can't weed them or do any maintenance work. It is frustrating. Especially when I have had to watch rabbits destroy… Continue reading Garlic Harvest 2024

Recipes

Vintage Recipes: Apple Coffee Cake

We don't use many processed foods in our house, but Bisquick baking mix is one item I keep on hand. I use it mostly for prepping purposes, but cycling through is a good idea, so periodically, I bake with it. With my arm injury now at a month out, I am able to work on… Continue reading Vintage Recipes: Apple Coffee Cake

Gardening · Homesteading · Urban Homesteading

Tools For The Homestead: Crevice Weeding Brush

With my arm healing, I have had far more time to wander online. This has led me to look at many "tools you need!" for your garden articles. This isn't bad because finding the crevice weeding brush was a winner for an ugly problem with no easy solution I could think of. The kit was… Continue reading Tools For The Homestead: Crevice Weeding Brush

Recipes

Bread Machine No Sugar Sandwich Loaf

My daily sandwich loaf recipe, which I use most days of the week, has one thing I do not like. It has sugar, and it's not a small amount at ¼ cup per loaf. Yes, I know that isn't much in the grand scheme of things, but it adds up with each slice consumed. I… Continue reading Bread Machine No Sugar Sandwich Loaf

Bioengineered Foods

“You Are Privileged!”

Anytime you think you haven't seen it all, wander into the comments on reels and shorts on social media. The other day, I saw a reel on Facebook where the comment section was playing into the victimhood many people create for themselves to avoid hard work. A woman had created it, talking about how she… Continue reading “You Are Privileged!”