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Going Off-Grid: Developing our off-grid power system
We live in the Pacific NW. We are planning on solar power, which is definitely a risk in this weather. We knew we were going to, eventually, add in a small hydro system. We have a spring fed creek, it’s … Continue reading
Gazebo Posts
I am peeling logs for our gazebo. Hopefully it will be built this Spring. I am thinking April. I’m not aloud to tell Isaac that, though, because he doesn’t like deadlines! I have LOTS of posts to peel. My shoulders … Continue reading
Firewood, Lots and Lots of Firewood!
As you know, we have been clearing out our little building spot. It is a ‘perch’ with great Southern & Eastern Exposure. Just what we’ve been wanting for so long. It’s hard work. Cutting down trees, stumping them and burning … Continue reading
Our Garden and Greenhouse
We do a lot of gardening around here. And, as I’ve mentioned, my 15 year old is an avid gardener. So, we’ve built a greenhouse! He has been having such fun with it. We have as well. We’ve started all … Continue reading
Pretty Easy Wingback Chair Redo – Just a tiny bit of sewing!
WARNING! If you are a perfectionist or a professional, you probably will NOT like this whole situation! But if you want to quickly recover a wingback chair with very little sewing, then read on! So, I was inspired by Four … Continue reading
Harvesting Good Life Food
One cool thing about Homeschooling and living here is that part of the kids’ school includes the science of gardening! Soil building, sowing, cultivating, harvesting etc. Kyler absolutely loves gardening – and he’s really good at it. He started all … Continue reading
Kale, Chard & Collards, Oh My!
We have sooooo much kale, collards and chard. I can only use so many in my green smoothies, and we have so many other kinds of salad greens that we just aren’t using these up fast enough and they are … Continue reading
Making Sauerkraut
So, if you saw my garden post, you will have seen that I have planted a lot of cabbage. It would be impossible to use that all up before it goes bad, especially with all the other greens and lettuces … Continue reading
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Tagged fermented foods, Raw Food, sauerkraut
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Drying Clothes
I just love the feel of sun dried towels. They wick the water right off of you and are so rough you can exfoliate as you dry. What more could you ask for? Not to mention, Mother Nature is providing … Continue reading
A Garden Salad
So, garden food for The Good Life. We try to make a huge portion of our food be in the form of raw vegetables. In the summer, this is an easy task. We have made it easier by making our … Continue reading
Garden Tour
Here is a photo tour of our garden. We have it worked out pretty well. Isaac does all the heavy lifting, dirt moving, building of things and ‘squaring off’ (or else everything is crooked and catty-wampus, which I think is … Continue reading
how to eliminate almost all products, their packaging and eliminate the crap you put on your skin, hair and in your mouth.
Lots of talk always going on about ‘buying green’, but if we don’t buy at all, we don’t have to worry about how recyclable our product containers are. Really, the ‘greenest of all green’ (I don’t care for that term, … Continue reading
I haven’t washed my hair in years…….
……with shampoo and conditioner, that is. I’m POO FREE, we’re a NO POO Household! And, no, I don’t stink and my head and hair are both clean. All is use is Baking Soda and water with a few drops of … Continue reading
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A Good Life Day ~ Foraging & Gathering
So, we love to forage and gather and just find food for the taking. There is something so great about finding free food that our Earth provides for us, it just makes me wonder why we didn’t know about these … Continue reading
Sunday Family Day
Today was a Fun Family Day. We went south, to our Capital city, where we found a mast for out sailboat. Last fall we brought home a 22 ft Catalina sailboat that my uncle gave me. It was a mildewy, … Continue reading
The Good Life With Kids
We are inspired by Scott & Helen Nearing’s book, The Good Life, written in the 50′s, I think. My husband and I both loved the book right from the start. We first read the book about 2 years ago and … Continue reading
The Good Life With Kids 