Here are some of our fellow gardeners who are in on the From Seeds to Harvest Gardening Challenge, aren't they ADORABLE?!!! Their mom is Dana, a long time blogger friend. I'd love to share pictures of any other young people that are taking the gardening challenge, jus
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Today we got together with another family to work on some homemaking skills. We got started with some cloth napkins. I love cloth napkins!!! They really add a touch of class to any table and they save money. This is my sweet friend Robin working on her napkins. My other friend Trish gave me a ser
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Gardening requires lots of water, most of it in the form of perspiration.
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Maybe it's because I am a homeschool mom, but I have to make EVERYTHING in to a 'lesson plan'!!! :o) Seriously, EVERYTHING we do IS school! Even gardening is school. Be sure to let your kids do a lot of the work in planning and working the garden. Have them research certa
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We will plant more seedlings over the next month or so. Where we live there are a lot of farmers and WONDERFUL farmer's markets, so several things we buy to can because it is cheaper to do it that way. I will talk about this more later. Everyone here helps in the garden, but Olivia
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Have you ever thought of worm farming, or even knew there was such a thing?! I heard of this several years ago, and like all 'good homeschool moms', I bought a book about it. :o) We live on a lake and know dozens of serious gardeners so I thought this would be a perfect home business for at least
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My friend Kelly over at Generation Cedar is hosting a Thrifty Thursday series. Of course my most thrifty idea right now is simply gardening!!! :o) I don't know about you, but EVERY TIME I go grocery shopping I am amazed at the prices. Gardening does cost a little to get started, and it do
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Go here to read about our From Seeds to Harvest Gardening Challenge. And HERE for the other post on this series for tips and video clips to help you out. Don't forget to sign in on S
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I was so honored to receive such a wonderful review of our Learn How to Quilt in Five Easy Lessons. Angie from 5 Kids, My Husband and Me wrote: All I can say is WOW! I just got the How to Quilt in 5 Easy Lessons and they are so thorough. I can't believe how Kathy puts th
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There are so many different ways to set up your raised beds, here are just a couple video clips I found on You Tube, there are others. Just don't let anyone tell you you have to buy a bunch of supplies and do it a certain way...because you don't! ;o) &n
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For those that have poor soil or limited space raised beds, sometimes called square foot gardening, is an excellent way to garden. We use some raised beds. You can go to your local lumber store and ask for their cull lumber pile. This is usually boards that are not in the best sh
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I just found out about this unit study this morning. It is an instant downloaded. I thought it would be perfect for our Seeds to Harvest challenge! A Gardening Unit Study - Creative Homeschooled Kids Magazine, Feb-Mar 2009 Issue Looking for a unit study tha
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With the state of the economy the way it is, everyone is looking for ways to stretch a dollar. One of the most effective ways to do this is by gardening; granted this takes a lot of work, but it is so rewarding and educational at the same time. This is a perfect way to teach children responsibility.
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What a week!!! In case you missed it, here is how it all began. Our first estimate was for $3000 to take this monster of a tree down. Next estimate was $2800. After a couple days of praying and WAITING we received an estimate of $1400! whoo hoo! It was amazing to watch these guys work. The
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Just received this tweet back from a fellow Tweeter, this is her response to my last post, I thought it was worth passing along: Nice blog post! In fact, stealing/lying is blatantly UNcreative behavior.
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Our definition through this study of Creativity has been, Finding different ways of doing things. Most discoveries and inventions have been because people pushed the limits of the ordinary. They had the ability and incentive to look at things from a different perspective. They had th
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Will our life’s work stand the test of the fire when we come before the Lord? Will it have lasting eternal value - or will it end up in ashes? There’s an interesting difference between wood, hay, straw - and gold, silver, and costly stones. Wood, hay, and stubble are fo
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So I'm sitting at the computer and I hear a crack and a huge rumble! I look out the window and see that the tree that is about 10-15 feet from my window has split and half of it has fallen. What a scare! Praise God it did not fall on the house or on all of our little guest we had a few nig
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It is good to have a notebook to write your to-do list, but it is also good to have a place to write your ideas when they come. It never fails, my best ideas come while I am driving or trying to fall asleep! I'll think of or hear a good quote on the radio and think how that rela
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