 
							
					
															
					
					 by Lisa Matthews | Feb 29, 2016 | DIY, DIY cleaning products, Fabric Softener, laundry, make-it-Monday, Uncategorized | 
This recipe is so easy, I am almost ashamed to make it a post of its own.  Along with making my laundry soap for the past couple of years, I began making my own fabric softener.  I make if for pennies a load!  The only ingredients used are inexpensive...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Lisa Matthews | Feb 22, 2016 | DIY, DIY cleaning products, laundry, laundry detergent, make-it-Monday, Uncategorized | 
One of the first overpriced items I stopped purchasing from the store was laundry soap.  I found several recipes and used a couple different ones that worked well, until I finally came up with the one I have been using for almost 2 years now.  It is...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Lisa Matthews | Feb 15, 2016 | DIY, homesteading, make-it-Monday, quail, Uncategorized | 
The latest addition to our farm is a group of these little guys.  We have been talking about raising quail again, but hadn’t decided when to do so. I had talked to a friend who will be having Jumbo Brown quail this summer about getting some eggs to hatch,...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Lisa Matthews | Feb 9, 2016 | advice, DIY, goats, homesteading, lifestyle, make-it-Monday, recycle, repurpose, Uncategorized | 
 The newest additions to our farm family include three boer baby goats, 2 bucklings and a doeling.  Thanks to Papa and the grandkids, they are now fondly known as Bob, David, and Daffodil.  The grandkids named the boys…something to do with...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Lisa Matthews | Feb 1, 2016 | baking, cooking, DIY, make-it-Monday, pantry staples, Uncategorized | 
  The list of items we are dependent on the grocery store for keeps shrinking. I ran low on confectioner’s sugar (powdered sugar) while baking this past weekend, so it was the perfect to try making my own.  I have read how easy it is to do, but had not...