How to Live on Less
How to Learn to Live on Less I had someone ask me the other day if I was going to upgrade my cell phone to the newest version. I hadn’t given it a thought until I was asked, and then I felt the pressure that maybe I should, and maybe I was missing out on...
All I Want to be is a Housewife
As a little girl, all I wanted to be was a housewife. What I dreamed of was being an old-fashion homemaker. I found comfort in programs like Little House on the Prairie and The Walton’s. I idealized June Cleaver from Leave it to Beaver and Aunt Bea from The Andy...
Melt in Your Mouth Amish Sugar Cookies
Simple Amish Sugar Cookies There aren’t many sugar cookies I say don’t need frosting but these are an exception to that rule. These super-simple no roll, no chill Amish Sugar Cookies are perfect for any occasion. This soft cookie is a no-fuss recipe that...
Learn to Become a Producer, Not a Consumer
How to become a Producer, not a Consumer? For us, it means keeping life as simple as possible. It means living as close to the land and being as self-sufficient as we possibly can. It means knowing what we do today is building the foundation for our future, tomorrow....
Electric chicken fence saved our hens from a pack of coyotes!
Poultry Net Electric Fence saved the day! Right in the middle of writing this blog post the same gray coyote had the nerve to show up right behind the new fence we had just installed. I am not a very good shot and hubby would have gotten it, but he wanted to take a...
Hidden away in the Upstate of South Carolina is a little farm where we call home. Surrounded by century-old pecan and oak trees, we live on a 120-year-old homestead. By the grace of God, we were called to restore this 1890 farmhouse along with its barns, gardens and long-forgotten cotton field to its original working farm. Dedicating ourselves to reusing, recycling and making do we are living a very simple life building our backyard farm.