Haphazard Homestead

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...

Some of you may remember us replacing our nasty old sliding patio door with a new wood-framed door with operating side lights.  You can read...

Our strawberry plants are beginning to bloom, so it won't be long before we have enough berries for ice cream!  This ice cream has ju...

Recently I saw a recipe for a Mexican-style cheesy chicken casserole that sounded tasty, but it had a few ingredients I'd rather not use...

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...

Here is an easy recipe that I adapted from a few others I found online and in cookbooks.  Add toast, biscuits or some homemade pastries, and...

I just wanted to show off my latest batch of homemade soap that I made yesterday.  These are actually shampoo bars, but the difference is...