I love drinking cranberry juice but hate paying full price for store-bought juice that has extra sugar. I have made homemade cranberry juice in the past by extracting the juice and then canning it but I wanted to try to can it a little easier way. You simply add the cranberries, sugar, and water and…
It may be the first week of January, but I’m already actively planning for spring gardening! There are lots of things I can do right now to keep my hands occupied, my brain dreaming and get things ready for planting season. Here are 6 things I’m doing right NOW so I’ll be ready when it’s…
I love having flowers growing indoors all winter long. In years past, I’ve had pansies growing all through January and February in my unheated greenhouse, but this year, I am trying something new. My mom and mother-in-law had the same idea for Christmas. They gave me paperwhites and amaryllis bulbs to plant and enjoy for…
We live in a backyard full of trees with perfect spots for bird feeders. I love the chance to feed birds and decorate out in the woods but buying new feeders to put in all the perfect spots cost way too much money. That’s why I love finding easy ideas to create new birdfeeders and…
Do you have a gardener on your holiday shopping list and you’re not quite sure what to surprise them with this year? People who love to spend time outside have a unique list of things they want. If you are wondering what to get a gardener for special celebrations, then I’ve got some great ideas…
Over the past few years, I have really come to enjoy the process of picking wildflowers, herbs, and flowers so that I can create tea, salves, and sprays. There’s just something so satisfying about picking something out of the backyard or from the farm and looking for ways to improve my life. If you are…
Do you love fresh cranberry juice but hate paying full price in the store? This is the perfect season to buy fresh cranberries and make your own juice. Just boil the berries, strain the juice, and process in the canner for about 15 minutes. This is a great option that lets you control the amount…
Have you ever put together a 3-D puzzle with no instructions and no extra help? If the answer is yes, then you are ready to reassemble a whiskey barrel that you rescued from the top of the hayloft in a barn on the farm. I have been eyeing this old whiskey barrel for two years…
Did you know that marigolds are some of the easiest seeds to save and plant year after year? As a child, we would harvest literally hundreds of marigolds each year that we would store and plant the next year. Now that I have my own gardens and yard, I still save marigold seeds each year…