The featured post from last week’s Making a Home – Homemaking Linky is: Honeysuckle Jelly from Taylor-Made Ranch. I remember well standing around the Honeysuckle bush with my siblings and cousins sucking the honey out of the blossoms. I’ve shown my kids how to do it, too. Have to keep those family traditions alive. lol…
After last weeks week long breakfast for the freezer session, I didn’t do anything major in the kitchen this week. I did make cupcakes on Friday for my father in laws birthday. We’re having a family cookout today, Memorial Day. If you’re having a cookout, too, let me help you get ready. See my post…
This week, two kids learned how to use the weed eater. Hopefully, that will help keep everything looking neat this year. Zach will be 13 in July, and I thought it would be good for him to learn. He did really good, and was really careful. Abby, 14, volunteered to learn to weed eat. Volunteers…
The Old Schoohouse Magazine has just launched it’s newest homeschool resource. The Schoolhouse Library. I have loved the Old Schoolhouse Magazine for years. It was the only homeschool magazine I subscribed to. For the last couple of years, I have been blessed to be a part of The Schoolhouse Review Crew, reviewing homeschool products. I’m…
As part of The Schoolhouse Review Crew, I received the book One Minute Mysteries: 65 More Short Mysteries You Solve With Science! from Science Naturally to review. Science Naturally is an independent press that produces interesting math and science books, booklets, and apps. One Minute Mysteries: 65 More Short Mysteries You Solve With Science is written…
Hannah and I spent last week stocking the freezer with breakfast items. She made Banana muffins, Banana chocolate chip muffins, Blueberry muffins, Chocolate Banana muffins, and plain muffins with brown sugar topping. She did the mixing and baking, I was her support staff. Putting the liners in the pans, getting whatever she needed, and most…
Using mulch in the garden has many benefits. It helps control weeds, meaning less work for you. It helps to keep the ground moister, meaning you have to water less, thereby conserving water. I’ve listed a few of the many choices below. A Pinterest search will bring up a plethora of mulch pictures. I’ve included…