My mom found a recipe for chocolate soap, so I thought I'd give it a try with a few friends, because, be honest with me ladies, who wouldn't want to bathe in chocolate??? So here it is--chocolate soap:40 oz olive oil24 ox coconut oil1 oz unsweetened … [Read more]
Happy Mother’s Day! A Song for Moms
Here's a Mother's Day treat for all you moms out there! (I never sound like this by the way. Really. Just don't ask my kids to verify that.) … [Read more]
Planting and Transplanting Seedlings
Approximately 4 weeks ago I started some seedlings for my vegetable garden. (That's how far behind I am--I'm just now putting it on here!) Gardening is not really my forte. I am a lover of the greenhouse and their perfect little plants, and have … [Read more]
Dehydrating Onions
Today we're making dried onions in a dehydrator. Dried onions are super handy to have around because they don't go bad and they're ready to use in whatever meal you're making. Drying onions is easy and requires no cooking/blanching. So here's how … [Read more]
Guest Post–Feminine Hygeine: The Keeper, Diva Cup
Today I'm going the easy route and posting an email I received from my sister who lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (hurricane land). Men, if you are still reading, this letter is women specific, so unless you want to read on for the women in your … [Read more]
Obligatory Swine Flu Post and Quarantine Thoughts
JUST IN CASE you haven't found or heard any information on this Swine Flu deal yet or want more, here's a quick list of a few places with good information (and if you're sick of links about the Swine Flu, just cruise on past this first part--there's … [Read more]
Happy News!
Well, I said Thursday that I had some exciting news I'd share with you all "tomorrow". Well, what "tomorrow" actually means is sometime in the future, just like "lasterday" means sometime in the past. So since I missed the real tomorrow, and don't … [Read more]
Chickies!
Our local farm/ranch store was supposed to get a boatload of little chicks yesterday, so I was going to pick me up a few, but when I called them in the morning, they said the shipment wasn't coming until next week--bummer! But it just so happened I … [Read more]
Basic Firearms Part 2: Ammunition
Hooray! More firearm fun today! In case you missed part 1, go read here. We've also got part 3 and part 4 when you're done with this one. Today we'll be covering the basics of ammunition, so we'll discuss three types of ammunition (pictured left to … [Read more]
Wheat Practically Grinding Itself . . .
A little update: I have in the past ground my wheat and then taken the grinder down and put it away, but when I did the Country Living Grain Mill post, I thought I'd leave it up since I wanted to grind a few more things. Well, I keep having to … [Read more]
