Cats On The Homestead

So I was browsing Pinterest and came upon a bacon rose bouquet posted by Heather over at United States of Motherhood.  Isn't this just the perfect gift for that special man in your life.  Actually this would also be the perfect gift for me since I am...

So I went to Costco... any posts that begins that way is going to get interesting... and I was in the mood for produce. Costco had some great produce, including grapefruit. I would probably have been fine with just one grapefruit.  But I bought the ...

The Humble Garden Journal
It is hard to think about planning for Spring planting when the garden looks like this.  But eventually, Spring will happen.  And when it does, I need to be prepared.
Several years ago I began to keep a garden journal.  This has become vitally important to my garden planning and planting.  I primarily use this journal to keep track of the edibles in our various gardens, both annual (like tomatoes, greens, and carrots...

My daughter loves her Rainbow Loom.  She doesn't use it.  That is why she has me.  Her big idea this year was to make a bracelet for each of the kids in her class this year for Valentine's Day.  And I thought this was a great idea... until I realized...