As we took a walk around the cul-de-sac down the street from us, Luke stopped abruptly and pointed to a pair of rabbits under the shrubs in one of the yards. “Hey, look!” he exclaimed. “That’s our rabbit!” Sure enough, it was. It’s easily identifiable: a sleek, black rabbit with a white nose and a white spot on its right shoulder. But never fear. This rabbit was not an escaped Angora. In fact, it’s not really our rabbit at all. …
This week, excavation started on putting an addition on the Doll House. We don’t talk much about our blog’s namesake on here, but we definitely live it! 950 square feet has been cozy from the time we moved in. Then we added a new family member, and our three older boys rapidly went from preschooler and toddlers to kids. ‘Cozy’ is no longer an apt description. “Sardine-like” or “Bursting at the seams” are more appropriate. Keep in mind this isn’t…
This is the time last year we were buying both milk and eggs from the store. This year, Pepper hasn’t dried off yet and has been consistently providing us with a half gallon of milk a day. So we’ve largely avoided having to buy milk this year, and with Peony due to kid any day now having just delivered this evening (!) we will probably not have to buy milk for the foreseeable future. Eggs have been a different story….
Having four boys is a joy, a blessing, and…..expensive. Especially when it comes to things like healthy food. We really want to do better on the garden but until we figure out how to work with the space and soil that we have, we’re looking at a pretty large grocery bill. The keys to grocery budgets, according to a vast number of websites and magazines, are to shop multiple stores for the best deals and to use coupons. Now, call…
About a year ago, I bought the cookbook “Twelve Month of Monastery Soups” secondhand in one of my homeschooling groups on facebook. It seemed like a good idea because (a) monks eat healthy food (b) monks eat inexpensive food (c) monks make food that is simple and easy and (d) we are always looking for inspiration on food that is healthy, simple and inexpensive. Naturally, it sat on a shelf for about 10 months. It probably would have been fated…