by Tiffany | Jul 8, 2009 | DIY, Homesteading Life, House & Home
We have a little covered patio area outside out kitchen door which we’ve been throwing around ideas about for a while. We finally came to the conclusion that the best thing to have in there would be a harvest and canning kitchen where we can prepare everything...
by Tiffany | Jul 7, 2009 | Decluttering, Homesteading Life
Hello. My name is Tiffany…and I am a victim of clutter. 😉 I’m fairly certain I’ve addressed this issue before, but it needs to be said again. And again. I must continue to remind myself that there really is a problem or nothing will ever be done...
by Tiffany | Jun 4, 2009 | Homesteading Life
I mentioned briefly that we had all our water tanks set up now. When we added a 1000 liter IBC tank to our courtyard, it replaced a 120 liter rain barrel. So we moved the small rain barrel over by the guest house where another rain barrel was already sitting. Then...
by Ayla the Newfie | May 29, 2009 | Garden, Homesteading Life
This past Sunday, we started the attack on the ivy once again. It covers the back of both sides of the barn, and unfortunately has worked it’s well under the gutters and up onto the roof. We’re talking about hiring someone to get up on the roof and take...
by Tiffany | May 29, 2009 | Entertaining, Homesteading Life
It’s a 3-day weekend here in Germany because Monday is Pentecost which is a federal holiday here. As it turns out, this is a fairly popular weekend for events in the area. Not only is it the yearly old-timer tractor fest here in Beusem (yes, many photos and a...
by Ayla the Newfie | May 27, 2009 | Garden, Homesteading Life
We’ve recently decided that if we can’t eat it, we’re going to try to filter unnecessary plants out of our lives. Ivy that eats houses unless it’s trimmed for hours every month is one of those plants. Naturally, our house plants are not going...