It’s been about four weeks since we brought home our little peeping puffballs and kicked off our backyard chickens journey—and wow, are these girls growing fast! I’m pretty sure they were already a week old when we picked them up, because now they’re practically feathered-out supermodels… except for their fuzzy[Read more]
Since moving to the new house, I’ve talked about “the list”. It’s a list of all the projects for the house. The top picture is where I started. The bottom is from last fall… The list continues. I put “The List” is in year categories, because some of the projects[Read more]
Clam digging is a beloved activity in the Pacific Northwest (PNW), offering a fantastic opportunity to enjoy the outdoors while learning something new. And when it comes to digging for Razor clams with kids? It’s hands-down one of the best family activities around! It’s fun, educational, and a perfect blend[Read more]
Road trips with tweens are great! I really think it’s the sweet spot for road trips with kids, seriously. They don’t need a ton of extra stuff, are capable of holding their bladder for more than 10 minutes, AND they’re willing to eat things that aren’t chicken nuggets. The thing,[Read more]
Yesterday, we had to drive to the big city for an errand. It just so happened that an urban farm store was advertising that they received a delivery of chicks on the same day. Coincidence? I think not! After we dropped off some art pieces for a show, we drove[Read more]
As a single mom, my life is busy. I’m always on the lookout for things to make my life easier without sacrificing our values. These are 5 things that I just can’t live without! (this post contains affiliate links. This means that, at no additional cost to you, if you click through[Read more]
If you want to change your living space, the first thing that comes to mind is paint. Finding a new paint color can change the whole room in the hours it takes to dry. It sounds so easy. My problem in our new house is paint color vs. light. I[Read more]
If you live in the Pacific Northwest, one of the things you have to deal with is blackberry bushes. I have to fight on a weekly basis to remove blackberry bushes from my yard. They are insidious! The vines lurk under the soil of the yard and spring up where[Read more]
The first time I drove by our new house, it looked huge. Way too big for our family to handle and probably requiring too much work to restore. But the yard… oh, the yard! I could see lots of space for a garden, chickens and maybe even apple trees! All[Read more]
I’ve been blogging since well before there was the word ‘blog’. My last blog was shelved more than two years ago. All sorts of job issues gave me little time for my family, let alone finding time to write a blog post. Something had to give and it was the[Read more]