As you’re here, you clearly love the feeling of creating something of your own – and you know that the sense of accomplishment and fulfillment is pretty hard to match. The great thing about crafting and DIY is that there’s so much to get involved in! You may have started with decorating, or creating gifts, […] {Click Here to See the Post!}

I love prickly pear! It grows everywhere here so it is easy to get ahold of. It makes an excellent jelly (I also make a cracker/cheese jelly using prickly pear and jalapeno). You can make a prickly pear juice and freeze it to use later. I recently read The Prickly Pear Cookbook (great book, it […] Read more

This is one of the simplest dinner recipes! Last time we had it I paired it with the fast homemade hamburger buns and it was definitely a hit. Crockpot recipes are my favorite because they are so simple. This one is no exception! Even the rolls are simple to do so it makes a delicious, […] Read more

I got a couple of those projects done this week. I made a planter bird house and finished the kid’s garden (although it does not actually have soil in it yet, but the kids want to do that part). I am trying a new garden marker project that I think will turn out nicely. I […] Read more

This week was very productive here at my little homestead! We started putting in that wall in the front (the one I have been wanting to do ever since we found the free bricks on craigslist). It is looking great and is a few hours away from being finished. I will definitely take a picture […] Read more