I’d love to have you join myself and Gut Health Coach, Yvonne King on Thursday, June 15 at 7:00pm: come in person or register to join via Zoom. Are you gluten free and looking for another tasty way to serve bread to your family? Have you wondered what I am talking about when I talk …
“The heavens proclaim the glory of Godand the firmament shows forth the work of his hands.Day unto day takes up the storyand night unto night makes known the message.” Psalm 19 This past Thursday was the feast of the Ascension of Our Lord (transferred to Sunday for the Novus Ordo Mass). We look to the …
Ascension, planting, and fun things to do in the Spring Read More »
Today’s post isn’t about solutions for your home, rather I’d like to encourage and inspire you! Winter can be long in Alberta, or wherever you live, and challenges abound around us all, yet life is beautiful. There is so much to be joyful and hopeful about and I’d like to point us all in that …
This being only the second of my bi-weekly blog posts, you may have noticed that I have interpreted ‘bi-weekly’ a bit loosely. Actually, quite loosely. In my defence, I have filled up my procrastination time with an abundance of worthy endeavours, many of which may constitute the subject of a future blog post. Meanwhile the …
“Blessed are the men of Noah’s race, that build / their little arks, though frail and poorly filled, / and steer through winds contrary towards a wraith, / a rumour of a harbour guessed by faith.” J. R. R. Tolkien, “Mythopoeia” Welcome to these new blog posts, “The Littles!” Piggybacking on my Mum’s inspiration for …
During these last few months my writing here has been sparse – my time has been full with family activities and farming on the Shire! I haven’t shared any posts since September; however I have been harvesting late into November, preparing our Sheep for their breeding program and winter care, preparing for Christmas, and simply …
How did your garden turn out this year? Was it what you hoped it would be? Maybe more than you’d planned? Or maybe less than you planned? Either way whatever you harvested is such a blessing! And for those foods you don’t grow, there are always local farmers who have an abundance of items they …
Fall Harvesting and a few ideas for filling up your pantry Read More »
Some simple tips and home remedies to help with nagging headache issues. Do you get headaches? I sometimes do, for various reason, and sometimes I’ve had a family member or friend visiting and they mention having recurrent headaches, migraines, or simply a slight headache coming on and when any of us do, I have a …
Spring planting and preparing the harvest……planning the two together. My how time goes by fast and it is already a week past the May long weekend; almost the 1st of June! Typically we think of having finished planting the garden by now…..or not! In our case here in Central Alberta it is the rare occasion …
Gardening – Part Two….Planning, Planting, and Preparing the Abundant Harvest Read More »
The thought of cutting up a whole turkey was rather daunting for me, to say the least! Maybe many of you already feel competent at this and I’d love to hear your pointers in the Comment section! Cutting up a chicken seemed like a big deal to me, though, and then the idea of cutting …
Cutting Up a Turkey in 5 Simple Steps: It’s Easier Than You Think! Read More »
I am so glad you have joined me on this exciting new adventure! Life is beautiful, even amidst the challenges of life so I’d love to inspire you with solutions for developing your home your way! My passion is encouraging homemakers in simple organizing and de-cluttering, finding graceful ways of rustic decorating with whatever you …
