My many slaves :-)

And no, I am not talking about my children! Growing veggies and cooking from scratch adds time into my already very full day. I t…

One of those awful New Year's posts :-)

All over I see the call for New Year's resolutions and I am asking myself - "Do I need to do that too?" I have come…

A quick chicken tutorial

Over the last week two friends have asked some questions about keeping urban chickens. The first question is pretty simple - &quo…

Memories of my grandma

One of the things I regret most in life is that I never got to know my Grandma more than I did. She was always there in my memori…

Doing the victory dance

One of the things I wanted to learn this year was how to make soap. I have read books, surfed the net and still felt nervous abou…