Raised Bed Gardening Building a raised bed garden is super easy and really not that expensive when you look at the over all cost less the money you save of your favorite vegetables. The garden we have here is made with 2 x 8 inch boards, and some plastic fencing to keep the …
Mobile Home Makeover
The Before: Since mom decided to move here and we were given the trailer, there of course are some minor repair work to be done. Since we are dealing with a mobile home we expected some flooring issues. Also, the house smelled like urine... So, with the help of some very great friends, we began …
Homemade Chocolate Syrup
It's Friday night. Micah got a great grade on a Chemistry test. Jeffrey says we need to celebrate. That usually means Pizza, Popcorn and Ice Cream with a movie. Now remember my 80/20 rule on this one. The pizza is from Gepetto's. So not homemade. It was good though. Not whole foods or …
Homemade Mayo The Fast and Easy Way
Epic Fail I've been working on homemade mayo for several weeks now. I have been doing a Pinterest search and trying out different ones. Most of them call for 1 egg and 1 egg yolk at room temperature, a cup of lite oil such as olive oil, lemon juice or vinegar, some salt and dry …
Bathing Backyard Chickens
We've had our 4 backyard chickens for almost a year now. Â The last several months, Amelia has had big clumps of poo and bedding stuck to her backside. Â I have seen once before that you could bathe chickens and decided to give it a try. Â Today was a beautiful day. Â The sun was out and …
How To Peel Hard Boiled Eggs Effectively
This is one of those age old questions. How to peel hard boiled eggs effectively? It seems no matter how hard I try, I always end up taking most of the white of the egg with the shell and throwing it away. Leaving me with a hard boiled mess. Ugh! There are several …
