Homemaking
Posts related to home management and organization
Turning All Those Stupid Little Crab Apples into Butter
I have a crab apple tree. It is nestled comfortable between my maple trees. For four summers I have watch those tart little apples drop to the ground and sit there, undisturbed, while they compost throughout the winter. I planned to let the same thing happen again...
Living Simply Shouldn’t Be Stressful
It has occured to me how complicated we can make our effort to living simply. We feel that we need to do it all and then some. We read blogs and books and feel like if we aren't growing everything we eat and making everything we use, we must be doing something wrong....
Manitoba Maples
Have you ever heard of a Manitoba Maple? A lot of people look at it as a weed because it throws off seedlings like crazy. A wonderful thing about Manitoba maple trees is that they grow in Alberta. The best part: you can tap them! I would love to make enough syrup...
An Opportunity to Simplify
If this is the first time you've have heard about the news I'm about to share, I apologize. I wish I could tell everyone personally instead of having them find out in such an impersonal manner. But I can't and the deadline is coming closer. So here's my big news: We...
Why I Don’t Use Toothpaste – How to Make Homemade Toothpaste
I am not a conspiracy theorist. I do not believe our government is purposely trying to poison us or that our schools are trying to brainwash our children or that our doctors are purposely trying to make us sick (though I do believe some decisions they make have that...
Homemade Vanilla Extract
I would venture to say that the majority of people who know me know about my love-affair wtih vanilla. Whether it is in food, or body care products, or candles, I just can't help myself. It is delicious and beautiful all at the same time! I used to wear vanilla...