Spring harvest!

Posted by: Tammy

I admit, I don’t have a covered bed yet. I’m just getting to enjoying my first spring harvests now. Many hardcore gardeners have enjoyed early greens already but I won’t let that diminish my first harvests! Radishes and spinach! I even got creative the other day. I took out a bit of frozen lard and [...]

Spring flowers

Posted by: Tammy

Several years ago, I noticed color in my then, ugly, nearly lifeless raised beds. It was spring and the color stuck out! I ventured out into the cool April weather and lo and behold, I discovered beautiful flowers. They were similar to my wild Eastern Columbines but instead of the bright yellow and reds, there [...]

Frugal gardening supplies

Posted by: Tammy

I live in New England. That means that I manage to grow rocks when nothing else will grow. LOL! Actually, during the last Ice Age, a glacier carried millions of tons of rocks with it to this area and as it melted and recessed back, the rocks were deposited (heavily) throughout this region. Early settlers [...]

Content evenings

Posted by: Tammy

I’m sitting here in bed and blogging away. I’m mulling over my day. Admittedly, I’m not as content as many evening. I rolled my left ankle on a frozen tire rut this past March during maple sugaring season and eight weeks later, I’m still in way too much pain. I have an appointment to see [...]

Granola Bars- A catch all for your pantry

Posted by: KarenLynn

You know granola bars are a great way to use up those last little bits of somethings in your pantry. You know we all have those little baggies or containers with the last morsel or two. This way you feel the sense of satisfaction of using every little scrap as us frugalites like to do [...]

Most of the time, waiting really pays off

Posted by: Sue

I’ll confess to being an impulsive shopper in the past. Oh, yeah, especially if I was out with friends on a shopping expedition, or heaven forbid, the “shop till you drop girls getaway weekends.” Let’s face it, especially when with friends in a party-like atmosphere, it’s easy to get carried away and buy, buy, BUY. [...]

Spring on the homestead

Posted by: Tammy

I’ve just ended my maply syrup season here in New England. I could have gotten another week of sap production but being that this was my first year REALLY attempting to harvest more than a pint, I did well. I’ve learned that I need to have a more efficient evaporation system and fire area. This [...]

Homesteading-A state of mind, NOT location

Posted by: Tammy

Yep, I added a new category to the blog. HOMESTEADING! I think homesteading can mean different things to different people. I don’t live out in the middle of the boonies (well, for some of you city mice, it might seem that way ) and we’re not completely self-sufficient. I love camping with my family too [...]

It’s maple syrup season!

Posted by: Tammy

Pop quiz! What time of year is it when the days are above freezing and the nights are below freezing? Well? Any ideas? Hint for you. It’s the makings for SWEET SUCCESS! It’s tappin’ time! No, no, no, you don’t go around tapping on trees and asking who’s there. LOL. It’s time to tap into [...]

The incredible shrinking products

Posted by: Sue

Sooner or later, the lightbulb in my brain was bound to go on. I’d heard about shrinking products. Products where the price stays the same, but the size is smaller, so you are actually paying MORE. But if you don’t notice, you don’t realize it. Now, I knew bleach containers had not been full gallons for a [...]