Soap making is absolutely a fun, relatively inexpensive, and gratifying DIY project. Mastering the basics is enjoyable, but where the real beauty of this art form comes in is when you take your craft up a notch to incorporate advanced techniques and custom blends. That’s why books like The Natural Soap Chef: Making Luxurious Delights from Cucumber […]
When the sun sets, a calm hush covers the landscape as nighttime cloaks the Appalachians. A peaceful end to a long farm day, but what makes our rural setting serene, also contributes to its dangers. Without streetlamps, if there’s no full moon (and sometimes even when there is) its a bit treacherous to find your way, let alone […]
It was a tragic lesson in the risks of consuming a fast-food, sugary diet: Dr. Mona Meighan’s normally punctual 26-year-old son, Luke, did not show up for work one morning in 2009. A concerned co-worker stopped by Luke’s apartment and found the young man dead in his bed. An autopsy determined he died from complications […]
I’m a huge fan of anything that helps make my laundry chores easier while keeping my clothes clean. If there were laundry fairies available for hire, I’d totally jump on that! Until then, I’m game for trying anything that might makes things quicker, cleaner, and has the power to combat the creative stains my boys […]
A lot has changed for 21st-century women, but one thing hasn’t: Moms still juggle insanely busy lives and their needs usually fall last on the list, says Columbia University-certified health coach Beth Aldrich. That includes eating – as in, really loving what you eat. Because you didn’t really love that bag of chips you downed […]
I’m always seeking new ways to recycle paper and certainly always looking for new products to use for crafts, so when I found Trash-to-Treasure Papermaking: Make Your Own Recycled Paper from Newspapers & Magazines, Can & Bottle Labels, Disgarded Gift Wrap, Old Phone Books, Junk Mail, Comic Books, and More – naturally, the green DIY spirit […]
Our Great Pyrenees are certainly a spectacular sight on our farm. With their fluffy white fur and ginormous build, we never have a problem explaining to others where we live. The common comment, “oh, you’re the ones with the polar bears.” In our neck o’ the woods, Nanuk and Snowflake are totally top dogs! GUND […]
Legacy of the Horse Exhibit ~ IMH.org Spending the day at a museum is such an enriching experience, I simply love having the chance to explore our rich history and variant cultures. And I suppose I’ll enjoy it just a wee little bit more when the ticket is free! Museum-goers can head to smithsonian.com/museumdaylive to […]
“And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.” ~ William Shakespeare
