Living in the Wyoming countryside
I love this pic because Son looks like the boss at a construction site. In my previous post I discussed using straw mulch in one of my kitchen gardens over the winter to help prevent weeds and retain moisture. I intend to fence that garden still. All of the posts are in place and I … Continue reading “My kitchen gardens are finally ready for fall!”
The kitchen remodel is coming along slowly but surely. Almost done with stage 1. All that is left is painting the base cabinets and the cabinet doors. The game changers, for me, were the counters and sink. Our old sink and counter looked like this: It was 6″ deep and the faucet barely came 2″ … Continue reading “Kitchen Remodel Stage 1- DIY Concrete Counters with a New Sink and Faucet”
I was driving home from work recently when my mind finally figured out a problem in our kitchen design. The trash can was the problem. We had no other place to put it in the kitchen. At least we thought we didn’t. Last year I’d removed the drawers from one of our base cabinets. They … Continue reading “Country kitchen remodel stage 1 of 5 in process”
Last year I had a raised bed made from old fencing, 4 tire beds and 2 pallets. Oh, can’t forget the failed straw bale gardening experiment. This year I went bigger. I now have 4 raised beds, loads of tires next to the fence for vining plants (gourds, cantelope and cucumber), a lettuce bed and … Continue reading “Our Kitchen Garden”
I have always had a problem keeping a neat and tidy house. The clutter gets to me. It makes me feel anxious and out of control. I try to not buy things, decorations and the like, so that I don’t have things out looking cluttered. I do have a wonderful, big family though and they … Continue reading “Adjusting to a more minimal life”
Our sow came into season in November. I had been checking her so I could figure out when piglets were due. I have to tell you, I could not tell she was pregnant for a really long time, however, based on mucus excretion I saw in November I believed we had piglets expected mid March. … Continue reading “Pig breeding failure”
