In the end of August my minivan got hit. Thankfully no one was injured, but my van was totaled. Kirk bought me the van in 2010, and she was paid off. Sigh. In the waning days of summer, while I waited to see what would happen with my van, I just started walking everywhere. It… Continue reading Alternative Transportation or How I learned To Bike Again
DIY Travel Spice Kit
Building a spice kit for travel is easy and can be done as an upcycle project. When I made this kit, my boys were still in baby food years. I had accumulated many Stage 1 jars, though most any glass jar will work fine (4-ounce mason jam jars work well). You will need to match… Continue reading DIY Travel Spice Kit
Trail Eats
This is a reprint from a post from our other blog. Backpacking meals are great for prepping, and handy to have to around. Trail Eats was a feature we ran for a long time - and I am going to repost some of of my favorites in the coming months. Hiking and backpacking was for… Continue reading Trail Eats
Cooking When The Power Goes Out
I shouldn't whine too loudly, it isn't often here that the power goes down. Our lines are buried. Having lived on an island where the winds howled for months and not a single line was buried, power went out often. Last weekend we had a good wind storm, and the power had to be turned… Continue reading Cooking When The Power Goes Out
Water Bagels
There was only one bread cookbook my mom used and that was her worn copy of Betty Crocker’s Breads. When we made bread, bagels, English muffins, bread sticks and so forth, the recipes always came from that book. I inherited my mom’s copy and it holds a special place for me – flipping through the… Continue reading Water Bagels