Most of the year we grow food in the backyard that will feed us on a daily basis. Whether it's vegetables, herbs, fruit, eggs, or honey...

It's been a week of gardening for me. I have doubts it will come, but we're waiting for rain now and I hope that the tanks will ...

My version of simple life has never been a big picture scenario, it's always been a series of small steps that change with the seasons....

I received an email from a reader last week who is packing to move to a new home. They are moving because her husband has been promoted and...

 Garden working bee.

August in The Simple Home “Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.”  William Morris ...

Gracie's birthday portrait, taken this morning. It's Graice's second birthday today and she's running around like a cr...

I still get a lot of emails from readers asking for more frugal living and budgeting posts but this is the closest I'll get to it.  I t...

It was becoming "normal" to not write a post here so I thought I'd better get back and say hello to you all.  I had an enjoya...

One of our Barnevelders is worrying us. She started limping during the week and now she can barely walk. She is eating and drinking a...