Interview with a Herbalist

One of the best parts of blogging is the people you “meet” along the way, irrespective of geographical and other barriers.  One of those people is Paula Normandale.  She is an English herbalist and she has been helping me find my way through this...

Super Simple Stitching

Can you spot my mistake in the picture?  I’ll give you a hint.  It’s NOT the weirdo muppet face on that chick on the left.  This is the crucifixion!  What is that SUPPOSED to be on her head?  Anyone?  Bueller?  All I can see is the grinning muppet....

Book Giveaway: Farms with a Future

This is the book you need if you are thinking about farming: small-scale, large-scale, any scale.  It’s inspirational, but it doesn’t glorify anything.  It has the nuts and bolts information you need to know before diving into farm life, like figuring out...

Meal Planning for Spontaneity

If you’ve known me for more than a month, you know I can’t stick to a schedule.  Every month I find a new and different way to plan something that I then end up disobeying.  I love to stitch, but if I make a*goal* to stitch so many times a week, I WILL NOT...

Irresistible

In Little House knitting news, I was halfway through knitting a second sock yesterday when I put down my needles and took up another set of needles.  Tiny ones, size 1. When I’m in second sock mode I sometimes need a little break, not from knitting, but from...