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7 Foods So Unsafe Even Farmers Won’t Eat Them – Planet Green.

Filed under: Cooking/Baking, Gardening, Homesteading, Making Home on June 23rd, 2010 | No Comments »

Since I don’t know who my readers are, I am going to cater this post to those who have no idea how to ’step softly.’  This list is just a start to the many, many ways that you can make a difference.  I will try to blog about these individually . . . uh . [...]

Filed under: Bath and Body, Cloth Diapering, Gardening, Green Cleaning, Green Living, Homesteading, Making Home on March 14th, 2010 | No Comments »

I’ve always had this thing for African Violets.  When I first went off to college one of the several plants that I took with me was an African Violet.  My Momma had never been able to keep them alive for very long, but for some reason I always had a knack for them.  And the [...]

Filed under: Gardening, Making Home on February 9th, 2010 | No Comments »

So, we got our seeds in the mail.  Yay!  We are looking forward to this years garden.  We plan to make it even bigger this year.  Some of the seeds that I got from Seed Savers Exchange, so far, are:

Garden Huckleberry
Early Snowball Cauliflower
Golden Bantam Corn
Clemson Spineless Okra
Blacktail Mountain Watermelon
Aunt Molly’s Ground Cherry
Scarlet Nantes Carrot
Calabresse Broccoli
Cilantro
Green [...]

Filed under: Gardening, Homesteading, Making Home on February 8th, 2010 | No Comments »

Yes, I am a cloth diaperer.  And I love it.  I tell my husband all the time, “Have I told you how much I love using cloth diapers?”  I really do.  It is sort of weird.  I love hanging them on the clothes line as well.  There’s just something about it.  I didn’t use cloth [...]

Filed under: Cloth Diapering, Making Home on May 11th, 2009 | No Comments »

Due to circumstances, I did not get to make these cookies the night before Easter like you are supposed to do.  We made them last night!  I don’t know where the original recipe came from, but I got it from my Momma’s cookbook that she made for me and my brother.  These cookies tell the [...]

Filed under: Jesus Christ, Making Home on April 15th, 2009 | No Comments »

What is Home?

A roof to keep out the rain. Four walls to keep out the wind. Floors to keep out the cold. Yes, but home is more than that. It is the laugh of a baby, the song of a mother, the strength of a father. Warmth of loving hearts, light from happy eyes, [...]

Filed under: Making Home on April 14th, 2009 | No Comments »