Remember over six months ago when I shared that we were shopping for a new homestead for our family? After many months of searching for the right property at an affordable price, we finally found our new home. On the first of this month we closed on our new homestead! Remember that post I wrote way back in December on our Homestead Property Shopping Wish List? Well our … [Read more...]
How to Maximize Your Wild Berry Harvest
It is finally that time of year here in Montana when our favorite wild huckleberries are ripe enough to start picking. Today we headed out to our secret huckleberry patch that I wrote about last summer. We were excited to try out our new berry rake to see if it would help harvest more berries without destroying the bushes. This handy gadget called a Berry Picker isn't perfect … [Read more...]
Flower Gardening to Feed the Soul
Vegetable gardening nourishes the body but flower gardening feeds the soul. I haven't been online much the last two months due to the family crisis I mentioned in this post so our blog and social media have been quiet. Instead I have been spending a lot of time with my hands in our garden soil, surrounding myself with the simple beauty of my beloved perennial flower gardens. … [Read more...]
Simply Natural Saturdays 5-4-2013
Grab the BadgeSimply Natural Saturdays HostsBrittany at The Pistachio ProjectKrystyna at Spring Mountain LivingAnnie at Montana Solar CreationsBrittney at Brittleby's CornerLink up your Natural posts here! … [Read more...]
Simply Natural Saturdays 4-27-2013
Grab the BadgeSimply Natural Saturdays HostsBrittany at The Pistachio ProjectKrystyna at Spring Mountain LivingAnnie at Montana Solar CreationsBrittney at Brittleby's CornerThis last week I was just thinking how I wanted to try making some homemade playdough like my mom did for us growing up but didn't have a recipe. Then I saw this post on Homemade Playdough With Natural … [Read more...]
Simply Natural Saturdays 4-20-2013
Grab the BadgeSimply Natural Saturdays HostsBrittany at The Pistachio ProjectKrystyna at Spring Mountain LivingAnnie at Montana Solar CreationsBrittney at Brittleby's CornerWe have been struggling with a crisis with our family out of state and have not been blogging or online much at all this week. I hope you all will understand that we do not have a featured post chosen for … [Read more...]
Simply Natural Saturdays 4-13-13
Grab the BadgeSimply Natural Saturdays HostsBrittany at The Pistachio ProjectKrystyna at Spring Mountain LivingBrittney at Brittleby's Cornerand Me!If you've been reading our blog for the last few months then you know we've been homestead shopping for a little while now. Sometimes, like last weekend, it is so frustrating and I lose hope. Then I read inspiring articles like Our … [Read more...]
Our New Creations Inspired by Nature
Typical of a Montana spring, we had a few warm and sunny days in the last month but this week has been a return to gray, dreary days. We've been getting some much needed rain so I cannot complain although it is challenging to be cooped up in the house again, especially when I look out the window and see the half dug new garden expansion in the yard. One of the best things … [Read more...]