Haphazard Homestead

Our weekend didn't turn out at all like we expected.  We had planned a nice visit here at home with my sister and brother-in-law on Satu...

Where does the time go?  The days are just flying by lately and so much is happening around here. The gardening is beginning to show signs...

An odd but decidedly cool thing happened in our family recently.  A couple of weeks ago, I entered a book giveaway for a book about foragi...

Last week during spring break, Kat, her mom (my daughter T) and I spent an afternoon at Paint, Glaze & Fire Ceramics and Coffee House . ...

We had a very nice spring break last week, but whew! -- I'm glad to get back to some usual routines this week.  Kat is back to school, S...

I'm not one of those bloggers who likes to publish a "Best of..." post at the end of the year. I figure if you want to spend...

Yep, that's me.  Yesterday was my birthday and I turned 49. Now, I didn't know this, but when you turn 49, you lose all ability to m...

I caught Siesta drinking water from Shane's glass and trampling his blueprints. Up On The Rooftop. Shirt-sleeve weather on D...

I hope all of you had a very nice Thanksgiving.  Ours was wonderful, if very un-traditional.  I made most of the dishes ahead of time, so ye...

I know I haven't been around much.  Here's why: - Between Thursday of last week and yesterday, we processed and froze 84 pounds o...

Her measuring cups and spoons. This makes perfect sense to me.  I cook a lot.  It's good to always have a clean, dry measuring utensi...

It's been quite a while since I posted an update on skinny ol' Bob, the stray cat who adopted us in July.  It's hard to get a g...