The World According To Thor
Influenced primarily by my older brother, who, along with my father, were my first superheroes, I grew up reading comics, watching sci-fi, and playing Batman and Robin in elaborate cardboard box bat caves. Later, when I developed the awareness that the name Robin was unisex and that my sidekick role was really that of a young […]
5 Fabulous Books for Mother’s Day Gift Giving
For many years I struggled to find the best gift for my mom. After all, you get to a certain age and you begin to run out of creative ideas and run-of-the-mill chocolates or flowers just won’t do for someone so important to you. You want to gift your mom something meaningful and something she’ll truly […]
Smart and Easy Ways Minimize Food Waste
In the United States, food waste accounts for 67% of all waste that is hauled to landfills. No matter how good recycling efforts may be in other areas, there is a lot of room for improvement when it comes to food waste. When people think of food waste, they usually think of table scraps. However, […]
Simple Sushi Guide for Beginners
Farm life is totally amazing, but not always conducive to keeping up with the latest culinary trends or being able to quickly interpret menu items when you’re spending a night out on the town. Like when you find yourself sitting at a local sushi restaurant, and as a sushi novice without a sushi guide, you […]
Superhero Scribblers Crayon Craft and Template
Recently, we chatted about superhero inspired crayon disc crafts and now it’s time to take things up a notch with Superhero Scribblers crayon craft and template …. because presentation, after all, is everything. You have to package the superhero discs well if you want truly superhero-iffic power crayon gifts to give! Superhero scribblers (aka crayon discs […]
25 Quick and Easy DIY Home Decor Ideas
If home is where the heart, is then it only makes sense that your home is visually pleasing to you and your guests. You can go out to your favorite home decor store and buy a houseful of items to decorate with, but something about making them yourself makes DIY home decor so much more […]
Quick and Easy Superhero Crayon Disc Craft
Not surprisingly, craft time around our house always turns into an adventure filled with cartoons, comics, superheros and any other magnetic attractions or interests my boys are into at the moment. The nurturing of creativity in our home is something I’m always grateful I aspired to do as my sons continue to amaze me with […]
What do you know about tea tree oil? (Quiz)
Tea Tree Cool & Creamy Wash $18.98 Fullfillment By Amazon Tea Tree Pore Minimizer $19.24 Amazon.com Marketplace The Body Shop Tea Tree Daily Scrub $14.00 Amazon.com Tea Tree Blemish Gel $15.59 Fullfillment By Amazon Tea Tree Face Mask $19.85 Amazon.com Marketplace Perhaps best known for it’s ability to combat acne, tea tree oil is gaining […]
How to Involve your Child in Daily Dog Care
Encouraging our children to have an active role in dog care has so many great benefits. This discussion is part of a #ProPlanPet shop compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. This is my story with my experience and opinions. #CollectiveBias All of our farm pets are family and equally loved and cared for, but I’ve often found […]
STAR WARS Activity Sheets
If you’ve hung around Rural Mom long enough, read any of my bios or interacted with me on social media, it comes as no shocker that I’m giddy that the STAR WARS saga is now available on Digital HD! Yes, I own the movies already in various forms including my original VHS set of the first […]
Asian Egg Drop Soup Recipe
I’m totally excited that Spring has arrived! I can get back to all my favorite warm weather activities like gardening, boating and hiking. Yet, along with the joy of this season of renewal comes the realization that swim suit season is quickly approaching. If you are like me and perhaps let the winter months take […]
Flea and Tick Prevention for Dogs and Cats
Spring is a time of year I always look forward to. As the earth springs to life and new baby animals arrive on the farm, it’s always a joyful time of rich renewal! I have to admit, though, despite how beneficial they are to our ecosystem, I’m not a huge fan of way Spring ushers in a brand […]