Reclaiming My Inner Pioneer

My friend S emailed me about this, so I looked it up on the WX city website : Notice is hereby given that on June 2, 2009 at 6:30 P.M., at t...

Ann's Best Whole Wheat Bread 2 1/2 C hot tap water 1 1/2 tsp salt 1 Tbsp gluten flour 1/8 C vegetable oil 3/8 C honey (I used 1/4 cup in...

Automatic chicken waterer- the end of the soaker hose (which is on an automatic timer) drips to fill the butter container (with the bigger c...

I can't remember what I used to do for fun when I was single.  I'm sure there was something.  I guess I liked reading, listening to ...

A spurt of energy, aging bananas and lack of things to eat results in this: I had to open the oven to take this picture.  Whole Wheat Bread ...

I found strawberries for a great price, and bought 12lbs.  I spent the day making three batches of low-sugar jam.  I think I ended up with 6...

It's finally spring, the chicks have been doing fine with our older hen, and I've been feeling pretty good, then this weekend, I fel...

I love pretzels, and I found this recipe today. I'll probably wait until tomorrow, although pretzels for dessert tonight don't so...

A (my 5-year-old) saw the camera on the table (I had it out to photograph my groceries again- don't worry, I'm posting them on their...

Milk was on sale at Smiths Market Place this week for less than Costco, so I decided to go there today instead of costco next week.   Smiths...

Dinner two nights ago- it looked so good I had to take a picture.  Buffalo steak with mushrooms and asparagus and couscous.  Plus a side of ...

Thanks Q for sending me this link... "The 1,100 square foot garden will include 55 kinds of vegetables, including peppers, spinach, and...

I've started a couple of trays of seeds over the two weeks, and they are starting to sprout, so I told my Mister that I was going to nee...

-The bulbs are up, there's no stopping spring now. -I feel pretty good after my 6 mile run this morning. -I pruned the fruit trees. -If ...

Dear Senator Buttars, You may think that gays are the greatest threat to America . I disagree. Hatred and divisiveness are greater threats...

I pulled out a calendar and planned my runs now through race day. Now that I know what I'm looking at I'm only a little worried abo...

Yesterday during sunday school, the primary president called me out into the hall to talk about my 5-year-old. Apparently he's been a b...

This Old House (yes, I've stopped getting Parents magazine in favor of TOH, I must be a parenting Pro by now, or it's too late to le...

2.5 miles at a fairly constant speed around 12 minute miles, so not my personal best, but considering I haven't run regularly in almost ...

I submitted a guest post on Feminist Mormon Housewives last month and got a little (good) shock when it was posted this morning (I didn'...