by Tiffany | Mar 23, 2009 | Expat Life, Homesteading Life
I’ve been in a cleaning frenzy today. We’re trying out a new system here where I use Monday as my “get the house back in order after the bomb went off weekend is over.” We’re usually so busy focusing on getting big projects done that the...
by Tiffany | Mar 8, 2009 | DIY, Garden, Homesteading Life
This update is LONG overdue, but what can I say. The plants are doing really well. I separated and replanted some of the bigger plants today into bigger pots; White Runner beans, Rouge pumpkins and spaghetti squash. Next time we start those seeds will make sure to...
by Tiffany | Mar 8, 2009 | Decluttering, DIY, Homesteading Life, House & Home
The weather forecast was really sketchy this weekend so we didn’t get everything we wanted done…but we did make some progress. We did a little running around Saturday morning, trying to get a few things to finish up projects. That became harder than...
by Tiffany | Feb 28, 2009 | Food, Garden, Homesteading Life
I’m not sure where the sun disappeared to today. The forecast was calling for a nice spring day with temps in the low 60’s (15°C.) It was about 50 and overcast instead, but at least there was no rain. We got the day started with a trip to Hagebau, the...
by Tiffany | Feb 23, 2009 | Garden, Homesteading Life
We planted more seeds yesterday. I folded about 30 pots in a couple hours. Does it seem excessive yet? We’re wondering ourselves. But we actually have a lot more planting to do. Most of the seeds left will be planted directly in the ground, though, (carrots,...
by Tiffany | Feb 8, 2009 | Garden, Homesteading Life
So we didn’t exactly get to finish the compost bin or work on the greenhouse this weekend. We managed to get ourselves out of bed at about 7:30 on Saturday but after fully waking up, taking the dog and cleaning up, it was almost time for our guests to arrive....