Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We had Thanksgiving dinner yesterday with Chris’s brother’s family. The usual turkey with all the fixings although […]
There is Just Something About the Colours of Autumn
We drove from Grande Prairie to Fort McMurray earlier this week and back again yesterday. On the way, the majority […]
Easy Knitted Pumpkins for Beginners
I had bought a bunch of yarn at our local mission thrift store last winter when they had a 50% […]
Putting the Garden to Bed For the Winter
Summer finally began its transition to fall this week. On Friday morning it was only 2° when I got up […]
Ever Wonder What to do With an Avocado Pit?
I was sifting through my finished compost pile today. I wanted to add it to a few of my garden […]
I Thought We Picked A Lot of Apples LAST Year
I missed posting last weekend and my website had been down for about ten days. I had to upgrade my […]
Composting the Right Way
We have been using the small yard sized black composter for the last few years to compost kitchen scraps. I […]
Things WeAre Figuring Out Living on our Acreage
Sometimes I feel like I dwell on the negatives when I write. I thought maybe today I could highlight things […]
Finding Uses For Things Others No Longer Want
We have been on the lookout for a large white square 1,000 gallon container to hold rainwater. We have been […]
How the Landscape and Wildlife Changes From Year to Year
Up until recently, I would say we have been city folk or at least town folk. It has just been […]