I am really behind in my postings! The onset of cooler weather really turns on my lazy genes.....hahaha. Anyhow, as we had plenty of leftover mashed potatoes after Thanksgiving, I decided to make one of

One of the things I discovered raising chickens and having fresh eggs is, that, fresh eggs completely SUCK when trying to hard boil! If you've ever hard-boiled fresh eggs, you KNOW what I mean. Do not

As a tribute to the end of summer, and to my low-carb living, I decided to make one of my favorite dishes that I discovered last summer. This dish is so cool, and refreshing, I absolutely loved it on hot

Today was the day! A day full of football, and homemade bruschetta. As you know, I already baked my bread a few days earlier, so now, all I had to do is gather up the rest of my ingredients and whip it

Well, we came through Irma unscathed and now it's time to get back to business as usual! One thing that I love, is bread! Now, my figure will disagree with that statement, but it's my weakness, especially

Besides for the obvious, complete destruction by wind and floods, one of the things I have noticed with the upcoming bringer of death, aka: Irma, folks have been scrambling for supplies and water. Now,

Holy crap! Well, my daughter's birthday party is Saturday and I guess, instead of having party fun, we are going to be hunkering down hoping Irma skips our little town here in North Florida. So, as we

Oh yes! Fall is here and that means, PUMPKINS! This is my insane seminole pumpkin vine! This thing is massive and it's the only spring plant in our garden that survived the frost that pretty much ruined

One of the other fun things we do here on the stead, is, honeybees! Last year we only had one hive, and our years harvest yielded 20lbs of honey! Now, I will never consume that much honey, ever! But I

As an avid gamer, a bit reduced these days, of course I had to check out @spl. I have been playing in the league for about 2 wks now. The league has been making great improvements in tournaments and satellite

Look before you reach! Made a little treat bucket for our birds, and stored it in our feed can for daily rationing. Looks innocent enough, right? See it yet? Oh! Damn! There she is! This would have made

Sick chicken alert! My poor little Pecan is just not right. I am doing my evening rounds and notice her having a droopy bum, and just looking odd. Now, she is one of 3 chickens that will live their life

As part of my homesteading adventures, besides for the general basics, I grow mealworms. This may sound strange to some, however, chickens and ducks love, love, love these creepy crawlies! Now, sure I

So, it has been HOT, HOT, HOT this past week. And if you're not an up at dawn kinda person (which i am totally not), you can't get anything done that has to do with outside! We have so many things that

Well, here in FL, the weather is the determining factor for outdoor activity. And, of course, mountains of projects to be done and it's thunder storming, but for days and days, not just one. So, here I

Nothing exciting today on the stead. Many projects on hold until more cooperative weather. So, it's an inside chore kinda day! Enjoy!

Hello again. Some people may wonder what events or changes in life lead people down a certain path (or not). For my family, many factors have contributed to such changes. One most evident event, is the

Hello all! I am new here, and my family and I have been on a crazy obstacle course in our lives. I would have never thought that I would end up trying to create a more simple, healthy, uncomplicated lifestyle.