Where we live recycling isn't an odd thing, pretty much everyone does it here n King County, Wa. It is even more aggressive in the city of Seattle, where they have stricter rules, but out in the far edges of the county where we live, we have 3 bins besides garbage: recycling (yes, we have… Continue reading Composting Bucket System
Category: Homesteading
October In The Gardens
If I had a month I loved the most, it would be October. It starts off warm, but not hot, and by the end it's nearly freezing at night. I love watching the garden shut down for the season this month, here in the PNW, the hours of daylight cut back quickly. At the start… Continue reading October In The Gardens
Raising The Greenhouse
Marriage warning: Building a greenhouse can be a great activity. It might also cause fights 😉 Just remember that. Thankfully we apologize. Eventually. Lol.... This all started with a lengthy discussion of where to put a greenhouse in the backyard. Maybe I should have kept my mouth shut 😉 It would have involved a lot… Continue reading Raising The Greenhouse
Scented Body Wash
There are a few things I don't like about commercial body wash: The ingredient list The scents How my skin feels after use Microbeads I can overlook most issues, but for me the scent is what always ruins it. Since I was a child I have been unable to handle most synthetic fragrances. I have… Continue reading Scented Body Wash
September In The Gardens
September was a mix of rain/dry/warm and cold. So basically? Normal this year. And the harvest was good, up until a week of cold weather brought blight into the main tomato bed. Still, we harvested a lot, and did a red pile, a ripen pile and a green pile. It was a busy week canning… Continue reading September In The Gardens