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The Chickens Love The Snow Our chickens love our little sprinkling of snow today and for that matter so did the dog! I took advantage of the dusting and went outside with my “Big Girl Camera” as my friend Katherine calls it and snapped a few shots! They never get to see the snow and …
Just For Fun: Vintage Sewing Items & Fabric It’s A Dumpster Diving Post Hi ya’ll! It’s been a while since I have just shared a fun vintage post of some of The Viking’s and my most recent finds! Well we have lots of fun stuff for you guys to peruse today! You know once upon …
Why We Ditched Our Keurig We recently ditched our Keurig; a decision that if you had told me a year ago I would have made I would not have believed you. Ironically back in 2011 I have a blog post here where I was talking about the fact that we didn’t have a Keurig and …
The Simplest DIY Lotion Bar Recipe Ever You guys know I love to keep things simple! Well this is the simplest DIY Lotion Bar Recipe ever! I hope you are all having a great week as well…it’s already flying by so fast! We did a video tutorial on how we made the DIY lotion bars …
E-book Giveaway – Off The Shelf Homemade Alternatives to the Condiments, Toppings, and Snacks You Love” This week not only do I have the opportunity to interview Kris at Attainable Sustainable on my radio show Lil’Suburban Homestead with Karen Lynn this coming Tuesday night at 9pm Eastern but I also was afforded an opportunity …
Stuffed Peppers with Quinoa I gave up wheat! I gave up gluten! I still can have quinoa and rice but quinoa is a much healthier option than white rice for sure and I love the taste! I still eat plenty of rice though I love it! So quinoa is extremely healthy I wrote all about …
10 Rules For The Reluctant Beekeeper Are you a reluctant beekeeper like I was in the beginning of our beekeeping adventures? I remember when my husband dragged me to beekeeping class and to be honest I really didn’t like my instructor he didn’t seem to give women and men equal attention or time and …
Dutch Oven Cooking Hope ya’ll are all having a wonderful Wednesday! I am so excited to share with you No. 6 in our Suburban Off-Grid Cooking Series where we use our Dutch Oven to make homemade Brunswick stew for a big crowd that joined us on New Years Day to celebrate this new year 2015 with all of …
The Bucket Backpack Review My Summary of My Product Review Is That The Bucket Backpack is a Foraging, Gardening, Hunting, You Name It It Helps You Get The Job Done Tool! Hope ya’ll are all having an amazing Sunday! Every now and then I get an opportunity to review a product and …
DIY Rocket Stove – Homemade Applesauce Hope ya’ll are all having a wonderful Sunday! I am so excited to share with you No. 5 in our Suburban Off-Grid Cooking Series where we use our DIY Rocket Stove to make homemade applesauce. We are using our rocket stove to make homemade applesauce but this post is …
Winds of Skilak “A Tale of True Grit, True Love and Survival in the Alaskan Wilderness” Every now and then I get asked to do a book review on a book which is a part of my blogging and Radio Show Host job that I love! But to get to do a book review on …
Join Us On Our Homesteading Journey I have such exciting news! I finally am back in business with a computer so I will be rebroadcasting all of our Survival Mom Radio Shows for your listening pleasure or at least I hope so over the next couple of months! Join me Karen Lynn for my Premiere …
Gluten-Free Banana Oat Bread Wow this holiday season has flown by so fast and I can’t believe New Years Eve is right around the corner! I am so looking forward to sharing our recipe for gluten-free banana bread it turned out so delicious! It was dense and chewy and well everything I wanted …
DVD Review: At Home Canning For Beginners & Beyond with Kendra Lynne Hope you are all having a great weekend everyone and getting ready for the New Year! One thing I want to do this new year is to really ramp up our canning efforts on our homestead! I would like to double up on …
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! Wow it has been such a great couple of days on our lil’ suburban homestead! Just a reminder that I will not be sharing the From The Farm Blog Hop or The Simple Saturdays blog hop this weekend so I can enjoy time with my family this Friday and …
Hi everyone! I hope you are all having a wonderful Sunday! Yes I’m in a good mood I am on winter break until January 5th when you work in education it’s a forced vacation but oh boy am I ready for it! I am so excited to share this post about me wrapping my gifts …
Is this title possible can we celebrate Christmas with less stress on a budget? Tis’ The Season To Be Stressed out or does it have to be? We have all been there haven’t we? Where we signed up for to many committees or in charge of the holiday cookie swap once again? You signed up …
Hi ya’ll hope you are all having a happy Monday! I was so excited to join in on the this book tour one because Jim Cobb is extremely knowledgeable in his field of survival skills and I feel comfortable sharing with all of you not only about him but about the excellent books he writes! Many of …
