I bought Recovery: Freedom From Our Addictions by Russell Brand because I have always felt inspired by his philosophy and thought he could help me in two ways. First, even though these may be seen as trivial ‘addictions’, I wanted to break my habits of …
Progress Report #5
It’s probably a good thing Mike is pragmatic and overly-cautious because he keeps me grounded. If the plan was my own, it would be selling the house now, paying everything off, and bugging out into the woods with a pocket full of change, 5 year …
Home-Made Soothing Oatmeal Lotion
Last night my daughter developed a bad case of hives and it prompted me to whip up a batch of anti-itch lotion to go along with her stinging nettle tea. The tea acts as a natural antihistamine to help calm the reaction that triggers hives. …
Winter Blues Got Me Building Indoor Gardens
I miss dirt and sunlight and the color green so bad! I was checking out my seeds and decided to bust out some diy skills and put together a space for a herb garden in my kitchen. If you’ve read about my kitchen then you’re …
Progress Report #4
I can’t wait for summer! Some exciting projects in the works once all of this snow melts away and the weather returns to habitable temperatures. I have been note-taking a lot this week. Making plans for the coming months while trying to learn to be …
Gardening 2015
photos from the 2015 garden season
Gardening 2016
gallery of photos from the 2016 garden season
Food and Medicine in the Woods
An inventory of some of the edible treasures found here in Northern British Columbia
Upcycled Window Greenhouse
A few years ago I scored a crap load of windows from a local glass shop for a box of timbits and a round of tripletriples. Best $14 I ever spent at Tim Hortons! I used them to build an Upcycled Window Greenhouse. Here’s how: …
Keeping Chickens – Building a Chicken Coop
The process of becoming a crazy bird lady
