 Is your garden providing you with more squash than you know what to do with? Do you have access to fresh squash at a local farmer's market? Whether it is zucchini or yellow summer squash, have I got the answer for you - Freeze it! Freezing squash could not be easier, especially if you have a ...  You may have noticed some changes here at Dimes2Vines. These changes are not limited to the appearance of the blog but also include the content. While I have always considered us to be a healthy family, it was not until I was introduced to the GAPS diet and my results were so amazing with the dietary ...  We all want our children to be healthy - its the motherly instinct. But what might surprise you, is that our children's health begins even before they are born! Are you or someone you know expecting or planning to in the future? Then, The Nourished Baby is for you! The Nourished Baby is a new e-book written by ...  I don't know about you, but our garden is producing a lot of zucchini and yellow squash and,we sure are enjoying it! In an effort to keep the kitchen cool, this year I tried something new - grilling! Grilled squash has quickly become our favorite way to eat it. Besides tasting good, it is so ...  Yes, that is a picture of my bedroom. My bedroom, which has become a favorite place for Sprinkles to relieve herself! Most days she does very well and I am encouraged that housebreaking her is going so well! But, then there are other days .... Notice the bench. It looks innocent, doesn't it? I think it is in cahoots with ...  Along with the greenhouse, we have started building a new filter house which will also be made out of the Rewards Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF). While we used the ICF for simplicity in the greenhouse, we are using them for their insulation value in the filter house. In the past, if the temperature at night ...  Since the vineyard work has slowed and we are not so pushed for time, we have started building a greenhouse and a new filter house. John's brother Joe was a great help in getting both projects started. Both will be utilizing Rewards ICF (Insulated Concrete Forms). We have been so pleased with the first phase of ...  The past two and a half weeks have been a wonderful whirlwind filled with visitors. Leaving family on the East coast has been the most difficult part of our lifestyle change. It is always wonderful to have visits from family and have them take part in our life. The visitors' roster included: John's brother Joe and a ...  We have veraison in the vineyard in all varieties, Roussanne, Aglianico, and Montepulciano! That may not sound very exciting to you but it sure is to us! In fact, you may be wondering,"what in the world is veraison?". According to Wikipedia: Véraison is a viticulture (grape-growing) term meaning "the onset of ripening". It is originally French, but has been adopted into English use. The ...  A lot of work was done in the vineyard while I was in Georgia! End posts and wires were put in place in the new planting of Petit Verdot and Moscato Giallo. Both the Petit Verdot and Muscato Giallo were trained. Left to themselves, grapevines will grow to be quite bushy. This does not yield a vine ... |
     
 
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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