September is here!! Fall is the favorite season of many people. The smells, the colors, the tastes, the traditions…. The kids and I always enjoy swapping out decor in the home. As I’ve mentioned many times before, I keep most things very simple. But, the subtle changes definitely make us…

This is mostly a picture post! I didn’t give any August garden updates. But perhaps you saw the ‘preserving’ posts- those were my garden updates for August. The tomatoes continue to grow. We’ve canned many jars of tomato sauce and fermented many batches of salsa! We are still harvesting both…

Are y’all tired of hearing about preserving?? Summer garden season is waning. Many crops are no longer growing. I am sure there are many ways to preserve cucumbers. In the past, I have either pickled them or fermented them. Most years when planting, I have had almost 100% failure rate…

My two youngest and I made a quick trip into town for a morning of errands. One stop was Hobby Lobby. I am not at all affiliated with them; this is just a fun post to show you what I picked up. They had their Christmas 50% off and their…

We recently adopted a puppy from our local animal shelter! She is from a litter of ten, a mixed breed. She is just 8 weeks old, but learning fast. And we can’t get enough of her. Meet Meg.

Because this is the height of tomato season in our area, I have passed this recipe on to several friends and family members. It’s delicious and requires minimal preparation! Fermented salsa means you will NOT be canning this batch of goodness. A ferment, as I have mentioned before, helps aid…

Over the years I have preserved tomatoes in many different ways. However, after seeing the way we eat and being most efficient with my time, I generally preserve tomatoes in two ways: tomato sauce and fermented salsa. Though, I will can juice sometimes too. This year I decided to only…

Isn’t it always the case that we get to this point and say ‘where has the summer gone?’? I’m sure I do that every year. We begin homeschool this week and it’s hard to wrap my mind around that. August means a lot more preserving and thus, even more dishes!…

When my kids were very young, we didn’t begin our homeschooling in the fall until after Labor Day. Now, we are a part of Classical Conversations (CC), a Christian community devoted to the view of education being ‘to know God and make Him known.’ Our community begins mid-August. And, this…