Lisa MatthewsJun 10, 2016canning, cooking, DIY, garden, homesteading, jelly, pantry staples, preservation
Due to its simplicity, only three ingredients needed, this my favorite jelly recipe. When making jelly, only the juice of the fruit is used. This makes a beautiful translucent jelly with no bits of fruit or seeds. It requires the extra step of juicing, but is soooo...
Lisa MatthewsApr 6, 2016dehydrating, DIY, extract, family, garden, gardening, green house, growing food, herbs, homesteading, lifestyle, mint, planting, plants, safety, tea, Uncategorized
The past week has been another roller coaster around the homestead. We’ve worked in the garden, planted in the greenhouse, begun work on re-doing pens in the barn for the animals, worked in the rapidly growing herb bed, marked our queens in both our bee hives...
Lisa MatthewsMar 21, 2016advice, chicks, DIY, hatching, incubation, incubator, meat source, quail, Uncategorized
Our venture into raising quail has expanded more this week after hatching our first Brown and Golden Jumbo Coturnix quail. These little buggers are absolutely amazing! Papa has admonished me more than once for just sitting and staring at these little...
Lisa MatthewsMar 14, 2016DIY, garden, gardening, green house, growing food, make-it-Monday, planting, plants, Uncategorized
The weather the last few weeks has been remarkably warm and spring-like. While the weather is much enjoyed, it comes with some anxious anticipation. The earlier Mother Natures brings on Spring-like weather the more worried I become that there will be that...
Lisa MatthewsFeb 29, 2016DIY, 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...
Lisa MatthewsFeb 22, 2016DIY, 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...
