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. …
Okay! We started recently with how to tap maple trees and collect sap; now we’re going over burning off. Sap is almost entirely water, so we use the burning off process to evaporate the water and leave behind the sugar syrup. This is something you want to do outside, as it takes something like 30-40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of syrup. If you’re doing the math with me that’s a lot of water being released into the…
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…
Ten years…. TEN! In some ways it seems like it’s only been a short while – in others it feels like it was never any different. I don’t know that either of us saw where we would end up after 10 years. A large family, a big old yellow farmhouse and a couple of chickens …. that was the dream picture. I don’t suppose we’re far off the mark, but boy was there a lot in there amongst all! 4…
Not long ago we decided to do more crafts with the kids. As homeschooled students they don’t have an ‘art’ class, so it’s up to us to find ways for them to express their creativity. The thing is, we’d also hoped to find activities that didn’t make crafts that cluttered the house. Firstly, our house is small and there aren’t very many surfaces for displaying projects. Secondly, there’s only so much you can do with popsicle sticks and glue. Candle…