There is nothing like homemade strawberry jam. I think I make the best. I have always received many compliments on it. I’d have to give credit to my mom’s delicious strawberries she brings me every year. I remember when I was a kid I would ask her if I could just have a jelly sandwich, and …
Last week, when I took my child in for her 4 year check up. The doctor asked, “is she eating 5-7 veggies a day?” I, of course, grumbled, “sometimes?”. Quickly followed by commenting about the multivitamin I give her once a day to make up for the fact that I have a picky …
When I first bought our goats, I looked at some cute goat babies, and of coarse I bought them. It was after the fact, I learned all these things I should have known before buying them. I wrote this to help anyone looking to buy some goats, these are the things you should know and …
It’s a rainy fall day here, and honestly, I love a nice bowl of soup when the days get shorter and colder. This Pumpkin Sausage Cheese Soup filled my belly with love. Pumpkin makes great deserts but also makes a nice creamy soup. If you’ve never had a savory pumpkin dish, I suggest you try …
When I first saw the bokeh effect, I was in love. Bokeh means quality of the blur in the background of your photos. I have a love for good aperture (AV) use. It frankly, is my favorite setting on my DSLR. When I first saw it, I thought I’d try it. I used the stock lens …
Goat Fencing 3 ways We added two goats to our farm, Jessica Albaaaaah, a mini Nubian, and Buck Norris (riding shotgun), a Nigerian dwarf. It was time to separate the bucks and does to prevent any accidents happening around here. This fence needed to be secure for baby goats. Woven Wire My husband did all …
It’s here! Pumpkin Season, I mean, er, fall, maybe. Might be Chritmas though, I stopped at Walmart today and saw Christmas trees, in September… I Digress. My husband loves pumpkin. Pumpkin cookies, pumpkin pie, pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin roll… pumpkin bars, pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin smoothies, pumpkin oatmeal… 55 Pumpkin Recipes to enjoy this year. Pumpkin …
Canning tomatoes for soups and stews over the winter captures the fresh tomato taste into the winter. We use ours for chili and pasta sauce mostly. It makes such a difference in the flavor when using fresh ingredients. I also like to know exactly what I am feeding my family, and try to limit processed foods …
I bought my DSLR Camera before I had my children because I enjoyed taking pictures. I wanted to be able to enlarge them and hang them on my walls. After I had Savannah, my first child, I thought I’d be able to seamlessly start photographing her, and save the money on a fancy photographer. Well …
This camping trip I wanted an easy, minimal preparation camping menu. Some Camping trips, my prep time takes about 4 hours. I like prepping to aid in the ease of meals but this week, I needed easy. Our food was amazing, and I will repeat these meals again and again. The first night we had …