With utility costs rising, line dry laundry is becoming interesting again. Growing up I did not know there was another way of drying laundry except line drying. Maybe growing up you did not know there is another way than a dryer. That's how things have changed. Anyway, if you want to know how to ...
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It’s my Nature
True to my nature I love reading self-realization and development books. Out of all that I have read, one stands out and was really life-changing. I was not looking for another "personality type" book since the majority of them are entertaining, but not really helpful. You know, when you have to ...
5 Kitchen Tools to Save Money on Food
During Boxing week, you might be torn between needing to save money and wanting to make use of the good deals. In this blog post, we share 5 kitchen tools that might help you to do both, get them on a good sale and save money on food in a long run. Food prices have gone up rapidly. Many are ...
Following your Intuition in everyday life
Following your intuition in everyday life is a subject that I have been wanting to write about for quite a while. But always hesitated. For one I thought following your intuition is so obvious, why would anyone even want to read it. After all, that's what intuition is, you just know. On the ...
Why we are not prepping
Survivalists or preppers who actively prepare for an emergency, disaster, end of the world, or the coming of zombies seem to like our blog. We are sometimes asked about prepping, or what we think about it. In our world, it would seem that everyone should be prepared. However, we do not consider ...
5 Ways to Preserve Food
Living in a cold climate with a short growing season - food preservation is essential. In order to be able to eat homegrown food all year round, we have to store it away. Here are 5 ways to preserve food that we use. These are the 5 ways that are suited to preserve vegetables, fruit, and ...
Gardening for the Weak, Sick and Lazy Gardeners
Since I write a homesteading/gardening blog you could get the impression that I am a hard-working gardener, always on top of things. Well, that is not true, and I feel that I have to apologize if I have given you this false impression. The truth is that I am a weak, sometimes sick, and a bit lazy ...
Snowshoeing, a Fun Winter Activity
If you can't garden, go snowshoeing! Except for the indoor garden we are enjoying a break in gardening, that's kind of nice, too. Snowshoeing is a fun winter activity that gives us something to do in the outdoors during the long cold months. The history of snowshoeing was a necessity. People had to ...
How to Thrive in Social Isolation
Social isolation has been part of our life for a long time and for different reasons. Now that it also has become a global thing to do, it's time to share some insights. I actually started this blog post in spring, but it never got published, mainly because we did not want to be misunderstood. Now ...
The No-Plan Meal Planning Method for Gardeners
The no-plan meal planning method has been developed over years out of the necessity to combine planning meals with using what grows in our garden. After struggling with meal planning, I realized that common meal planning does not work for gardeners. And it does not have to. There is a better and ...