The state of my knitting projects is in direct correlation to my state of mind. Maybe it’s spring or maybe it’s just a phase, but I seem to have no attention span when it comes to knitting lately. Knowing this, I’ve knocked out several small projects that I can finish in one or two sittings.
Salmon is Maddox’s favorite, and when my kids like something that is healthy for them, I make a point to incorporate it into our routine. One problem. Maddox likes things plainer than plain–no sauce, no seasoning, sometimes no salt. That can get monotonous for adult taste buds. Sometimes I try to slip in a tiny
This year February went out like a lion for us. I suppose it was shielding March, who usually gets blamed for that kind of weather. Last week, there was a particularly windy day. Nutmeg was barking all day long so I didn’t pay her much attention. After I clocked out I was standing on the
Spring has come early on the farm. We are already seeing the yellow and white blooms of flowers and trees. We’ve been walking around and making plans on where everything will be planted in the next few months. This is still the fun stage. We look forward to it now even though by August we
I love coffee, but sadly for health reasons I should stay away from it. Sometimes I can purge my system of all caffeine, but it never lasts that long. The smell is a siren calling me into its dark waters, then the warm rich taste renders me docile and powerless to swim away. Okay, that
The downfall to budgeting is that when I see how much I’m actually spending on things it inevitably leads to guilt over the amount I’m spending. If I set a goal and I don’t hit that goal, I’ve failed. I see posts all the time about how much people save by couponing or doing freezer
This past weekend Jamie and I attended the 2018 PickTN Conference in Chattanooga, TN. Being busy newbie farmers leaves us little time for couple getaway weekends, so we made the most of it and found some interesting places to stop along the way. The first place we found was Mooney’s Emporium in Monteagle, TN. The
There are few things more rewarding than the exhaustion you feel from working hard for a purpose, especially when that purpose is achieving your dream. I wouldn’t say it went off without a hitch. There were plenty of hitches. Two of which were when I dropped my non-water resistant iPhone in the toilet not once,
Jamie and I have been known to make impulsive decisions. We are committed to each other and strangely to our vehicles, but not much else. I haven’t gone to the same hair stylist or dentist more than twice since I was eighteen and living with my parents. Jamie and I have lived in eight different