Anytime I have a child in my life who wants to learn to sew, I am all for it. The story behind the why? When I was a child, we had an old Singer treadle machine and a decrepit Brother machine. Neither of which I had any clue how to use. My Mom wasn’t exactly… Continue reading Learning To Sew Kits For Children
How Does My Garden Grow 2015 Year
As our yard became a garden, in 2015. I wrote monthly posts on with many photos on how things grew. I found I could keep track this way. Mid-Spring 2015 (April). Late Spring 2015. June 2015 Summer (June 2015) July 2015 August 2015 September 2015 October 2015 November 2015 December 2015
Pantry Staples: Cheezy Hemp Heart Sauce
Cheezy Hemp Heart Sauce Ingredients: ½ cup Hemp Hearts Raw Shelled 2 Tbsp corn starch 1 tsp granulated garlic ½ tsp onion powder ½ tsp ground black pepper ½ tsp fine sea salt 2 Tbsp Coconut Milk Powder Directions: Combine ingredients in a blender or food processor, pulse until seeds are finely chopped. Store in… Continue reading Pantry Staples: Cheezy Hemp Heart Sauce
Handcrafted and Canned Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry sauce is a simple thing to make, so simple it is sadness to buy it in a can. And the worst part about canned cranberry sauce is the one dominant brand in the US is a horrid product. It is syrupy sweet, for a reason, it is heavy on the corn syrup: Cranberries, high… Continue reading Handcrafted and Canned Cranberry Sauce
Building A Simple Hoophouse
During the long and very hot summer, it was always in the corner of my mind that I needed to think about my garden and fall, unless I wanted to roll up the growing and call it a year. So out of that came these DIY hoop house projects: I came across a copy of… Continue reading Building A Simple Hoophouse