It's been a long time since I updated my blog. Chuck and I had been very busy building our new log cabin that we hoped to be in by next ...

Wild Greens for Fritters One of the things we love about this time of year is that we have so many wild edible plants right outside our...

Hooray! The Simplicity Primer is here at last! Some friends who have a cabin across the lake flew out and brought our mail. What a treat! A...

Recently, I learned about Project Appleseed , an activity put on by The Revolutionary War Veterans Association (RWVA). My sons and I are thr...

The boys and I are SO EXCITED ! ! ! As soon as Chuck returns, we will have an adorable new puppy. She is half Karelian Bear Dog, and half Si...

This spring has kept my family busier than usual, which is why I haven't posted much lately. My husband is a big game hunting guide , a...

Boys trying to shoot a squirrel with their slingshot while the dog waits for a snack.   My sons have been busy with their slingshots k...

Here are a few recipes for delicious Matzo, including two recipes for gluten free Matzo. I know it’s a little late, but there are still sev...

When I woke up this morning, my husband said to put on my knee boots before going outside. Huh? This is April. We never get more than a ...

Usnea (OOS-nay-uh or US-nay-uh) is a lichen, which is a symbiotic combination of an algae and a fungus. Usnea has numerous medicinal, as wel...

The comments on my recent post about the resourcefulness of my sons and their homemade skis and snowboard reminded me of one of our trips in...

My sons always amaze me with their resourcefulness. Earlier in the winter, long before they'd ever even seen or heard of snowboards, the...

Bush Fuel Delivery - March 2011 A few weeks ago we got our annual plane load of gas flown out to us. A load is 180 gallons. We used to g...

During our last shopping trip into town, I was able to find some Hebrew National Beef Hotdogs . I rarely buy hotdogs or deli-type meats, bu...

This post may not be what you're thinking. It's actually about a soap box (box of soap). Back in January when I wrote How to Make an...