 Gardening - Children - can they go together and still yield produce? Definitely! Garden Time Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 all dealt with different aspects of planning your garden. What about planning to involve your children - your family? Our lifestyle change involves working together as a family most of the time. Whether we ...  Every cloud has a silver lining! I never tire of the beauty of the sunrises and sunsets here in west Texas. Each is unique and absolutely gorgeous. This seems to remind me that no matter how dark and gloomy things may look, there is light waiting to dispel the darkness. A new day is dawning with ...  Planning your garden takes time as we have discussed in Garden Time: Part 1 and Part 2 but the reward are well worth it. Today there are a few miscellaneous items to think about. Have you ever noticed the colorful maps on the back of seed packets? Those are not just for decoration. They give valuable ...  Please Note: While this recipe does not fall into the traditional foods category, there are times when we give in to our desire to cheat and enjoy something sweet. I do reserve this recipe for special occasions only, and, it is delicious! This is a wonderful recipe for an impressive looking cake! I have used candy ...  In Garden Time!, last week, planning your garden location was determined to be one of the first steps to planning. This week I will continue with other factors to consider in the planning process. When planning your garden, one question is whether to buy seeds or plants. There are many vegetables which are easily started by ...  Homemade laundry detergent? I haven't made any in about 8 months now. I haven't needed to! Thanks to the combination of coupons and a sale, I had stockpiled. But, with a large family, it can't be helped; it was all used up. So, I made more homemade laundry detergent. I actually had forgotten how quick and ...  As you can see, we have sold our boat! A couple of weeks ago, I posted How to Avoid Scams and using common sense when dealing with people who are selling items. A young couple drove all the way from Abilene which is about 3 hours away. We convinced her to wait for the title and when ...  With spring around the corner, it is time to begin thinking about your vagetable garden. Are you ready? Until we moved to Texas, I had never been fond of gardening. Whether it was lack of need, lack of experience or lack of success, I am not sure, maybe a combination. But, with our lifestyle change from ... |
     
 
God has amazingly blessed me, Dina-Marie, with a wonderful husband and 10 beautiful children. Moving from our "secure" life in Alabama to the "exciting" life of starting a vineyard in west Texas has definitely been challenging. Besides frugality, farm life and simple living, I have learned the importance of diet, quality of food and traditional cooking. Through the GAPS diet, I am successfully reversing my rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis and food allergies. I hope to encourage you to make the most of where you are and what you have as I share my life with you. 
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