Tillers International

I just want to re-iterate how cool it is that  this place is local to me. I mean, check out the classes that you can take there! (A class at Tillers would be the perfect gift for this newbie farmgirl. Just sayin’.)
A description of Tillers International, from their website:
Tillers International is a 501(c)3 IRS non-profit [...]

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Rats

Our new front loader (Bosch 500 Plus) is broken. The clothes and water are locked in there, and the machine won’t drain it or let me get in. It keeps telling me “E:13,” very impatiently, and I can’t seem to communicate how very much I’d like to know what that means. At least it’s stopped [...]

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Getting Dressed: Before or After Breakfast?

For years now, I’ve had this struggle with trying to decide where in my day getting dressed fits. See, my kids aren’t super awake and jumping out of bed every morning, so letting them eat in their pajamas gets them energized for dressing and making beds afterward.
However. Bedsheets and bedclothes are to be kept clean, [...]

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The True Queen of Frugal

Simply Serina was inspired today after reading this post. True simple and frugal living, much the way I want to do it. (We’re getting closer!) Here’s a quote:
…My mother fed me Pop Tarts and Spaghetti O’s growing up. I decided when I was 29 that I was going to get a milk cow and make [...]

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the greenest house

I’ve been thinking a lot about green housing options as I frantically search online for a house or land for us to buy. Of course, my dream would be building (that is, hiring someone else to build) a moderately sized green house on lots of land (half pasture, half wooded). But our budget doesn’t jive [...]

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i need a song about the moon.

The title pretty much sums it up. Who can find me a worship song/hymn that is about the moon? Or, at the very least, mentions the moon? The best I’ve got right now is Great Is Thy Faithfulness, which has the lyrics “Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above” in the second verse.
(We’re trying [...]

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first day of school is tomorrow!

Tomorrow is Maya’s first day of kindergarten. She’s very, very excited. I’ve told her that it’s not going to be much different than usual–just a bit more planned instruction and activities. But still, I can tell that she really wanted/needed an “official” First Day, so tomorrow is it. October 1st! (Hurray for homeschool! Where else [...]

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slipcover tutorial

Just found a pretty good slipcover sewing tutorial, over at CountryHome.com:
Slipcover Tutorial
I really love Country Home magazine, by the way. I’ve borrowed as many back issues as I can from the library, and hope to have a subscription one day.

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simple blinds

A tutorial on how to sew simple blinds. Brilliant, easy, cheap. All you need is some fabric (and not that much) and some hooks.
From one of my new favorite craft/decorating blogs, Two Straight Lines.

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my dream play room/area – and decluttering challenge

I love this play area.
So simple, uncluttered. Nothing beeps at you or lights up at weird times. Nothing smells plasticky. Just great toys for spurring on the imagination. I’m determined to simplify my kids’ play area, organize it, and get rid of toys that I don’t think are conducive to creative play or thinking.
I’m [...]

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