My husband hates grape jelly. Store bought grape jelly is taboo in our house. But I wanted to play and make some homemade grape jelly just for fun! So I bought 4 LBs of dark purple grapes (they are in season and cheap!) and brought them home. He reluctantly agreed to experiment with it “just … Continue reading Homemade grape jelly
We used a lot of jewel weed as kids to combat poison ivy. It grows almost everywhere in the US along creek banks and funny enough is often found growing next to … yep you guessed to it… poison ivy! Jewel weed salve has been an amazing relief for my itchy skin problems as I … Continue reading Jewel weed salve
For years now we have been using washeze laundry sheets (see other blog post about those) which I discovered in the commissary many years ago when I was in the military. They were so easy to pack and use when in the field! Much easier than powder, liquid or tablets that could crush in a … Continue reading New washing machine detergent sheets for our RV and home (review and a gift giving subscription idea)
Every year I have to try and find this recipe because it’s a family favorite! Which means looking thru old Facebook messages from my sister to find it again lol…So this year I’m going to be smart and I’m just going to post it to my website. I’m assuming “mamaw” probably got this recipe from … Continue reading Strawberry cookie recipe
Having chickens is a joy. They can be so much fun to watch. Their antics and shenanigans and personalities are often hysterical! Along with the joys come the realities of living in the country where there are coyotes and foxes… and when you have free range chickens… you loose a few. We decided that since … Continue reading The Story of Our “Female” Roosters (sigh)
Let me start by saying I don’t do a traditional recipe at the bottom of this post (as you can find recipes like that online everywhere). This is more about the process and how I do it with my recipe. Let’s start with the shopping list: 1/2 cup of sea salt (no iodine) 1 quart … Continue reading Million Dollar Pickles: canning recipe (bonus salad dressing recipe!)
Having spent most of my life outdoors and in extremely hot environments I’ve figured out a few handy ways to beat the heat. All of them inexpensive and easy to manage. The thing to keep in mind during high heat days is: managing the heat and maybe looking a bit silly (and a little abnormal) … Continue reading How to Beat the Heat
Traveling in the RV with the pets is like traveling with children. You have to be prepared to entertain them and take care of their needs. With this year’s tick season being extremely bad, we have found some helpful ways to combat the issue of happy dogs frolicking in tall grass vs bringing in nasty … Continue reading Tick Season and Helpful Hacks
So we spent this week doing some canning as cherries are in season. We’ve also been picking wild blackberries and getting those canned. We went to a blueberry farm and picked lots of blueberries but we ended up eating all of those fresh lol Cherry pie filling is our family favorite! We started with about … Continue reading Canning Cherries, YUM!
Dad and I have always wanted a small greenhouse. Of course we always envisioned a glass Victorian structure of times past, but that’s beyond our budgets lol so we decided to purchase a modern one to make our dreams come true. Of course dad and I are both up there in the years but why … Continue reading New greenhouse! Yay!
Conestoga Chuck 