The Vegetable Garden – Year Three

We finally got our seeds in about a week ago and I’m hoping the fact that we’re staring them in the greenhouse will give them a boost and get them up to speed. This year I have decided to fill the entire garden all 110 squares of it. We have some repair work and tilling…

Food for Thought – Leftovers

We are always trying to do our best to buy organic and eat whole foods but we are really bad with leftovers. They sit in our fridge uneaten for weeks. We have things growing in there that could sprout legs and walk away. While browsing the web contemplating breakfast this morning I came across this great…

Thinking about the Vegetable Garden

With the mercury hitting the high 40s yesterday it got me thinking about our garden. This will be our third year of vegetable gardening and each year we get a little bit better at it. Last year was our first foray into Square Foot Gardening . Instead of having crazy mounds like we did our first year we…

9 Things For $9 On Etsy That You’ll Love

If you come around here often you know that I love Etsy and all the wonderful home made goods on there.  Here’s my 9 for $9 picks of the week. Natural Wooden Nursing Necklace – Olive Green by littlenurslings – Nursing necklaces come in so handy and this one is just adorable. Ear Flap Hat, Shades of Green,…

10 Things For $10 On Etsy That You’ll Love

Ok, anyone who can count can see I only have 9. I apologize but at 3×3 grid looked so much nicer and the 10 for $10 sounded so much better. What’s a girl to do?

Re-energize a Wooden Railway for Older Kids

Over the years we’ve collected tons of wooden railway pieces.  My girls used to love to set up tracks and move the trains around but over the last year or so interest had wained so much so that I considered donating or selling the set.  Then I discovered the battery powered motorized engines that are…

3 Ways to Eat Local and Organic for Less

A while back my husband and I made a commitment to ourselves to eat organic foods.  Initially we would purchase our organic produce from the local supermarket but that option wasn’t great because it was really expensive and since organic foods were more expensive they were purchased less and therefore not as fresh.  We then…

ICaughtSanta.com Giveaway Winners!

It’s that time.  Time to find out who won.  The following numbers were generated by random.org So the winning comments from the giveaway post are 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19.  Congratulations you have each won a $10 gift code to ICaughtSanta.com!  Emails will be going out shortly with your code!…

Catch Santa in Your House! – Keepsake Photo Giveaway

[ad name=”Above Content”] My oldest is almost 8 and has been asking a lot of questions about Santa and his existence lately but this photo of Santa in our house should keep her convinced for at least another year.  iCaughtSanta.com allows you to upload a photo of your Christmas scene and add in their Santa….

Something’s Coming

I had a great rainy day today. I spent the day with my wonderful friend Jane setting up her brand new Etsy shop. I would love to tell you more but I have to keep it under wraps. I’ll post more when I know the date of it’s grand opening. Continue Reading ….