I love spring: the promise of warmer weather, the first signs of new life – in gardens, flower beds and pastures, and longer, sunnier days, and Easter. This week ends the first quarter of 2018 and I have no idea how that happened!! I bet you’re wondering if we fell off the face of the […]
health
The no-poo experiment
Have you heard about the no-shampoo or “no poo” way of cleaning your hair? “No poo” is using baking soda and vinegar to clean your hair instead of shampoo. I first heard about it a year ago and at first thought it sounded strange. But the idea stuck with me and started to intrigue me […]
Color Dash 2015
Yesterday Little Chick and I participated in our first color event! We did a Color Dash which is different than some of the other events in that 50% of the proceeds go towards a local charity. For this event, the recipient was a local facility for adults with disabilities. I’ve wanted to do a walk/run event […]
Hiking the Seven Bridges…almost
Remember last fall when I talked about how we hiking on the McGilvary-Seven Bridges Road trail? It was such a beautiful day that I kept bugging the family to go back and do it again. But I knew we had to pick the right conditions. During the spring/summer months it is probably loaded with mosquitoes since stagnant backwaters […]
Crunchy Granola Clusters
A few years ago I posted a Homemade Granola recipe that I had tried to duplicate from watching a Food Network show. Even though it tasted delicious, I considered it a work in progress. Partly because I prefer to have granola clusters – something I can pick up with my hands to munch on. Loose […]
Homemade Yogurt
I don’t remember seeing yogurt in our household growing up – until my mother discovered in her 40’s that she was lactose intolerant. Odd thing for a woman that grew up on a dairy farm, but there it is. She had a countertop yogurt maker much like this one. As a teenager, I remember not […]
Local wildlife areas
This past weekend we were blessed with another couple of days of gorgeous fall weather. On Saturday, Papa came up with the idea to drive a few miles and go to a spot called the Van Loon Wildlife Area. The wildlife area is a nature preserve that has the Black River and its backwaters running through it. […]
Maddening Monday
I had a frustrating day yesterday. It probably didn’t help that I got less than my optimal number of hours of sleep … so I was cranky besides. I was feeling a bit stressed at lunchtime so I decided to take a walk for some fresh air and exercise. It was a bit windy, but […]
Knit ‘n Fit challenge
Last week I joined a health challenge. I can almost hear the sighs … yes, another one. This one is through a Ravelry group called Knit ‘n Fit. The challenge is to daily post in the forum about our Meals, Muscles (exercise), and Motivation. We’ve also shared what our goals are, healthy recipes, and what’s […]
New Year’s Resolution walk/run
I can’t believe I’m going to show this picture. I’ll just make it as small as possible. This was me a week ago. Well, January 4th to be exact. You see back in December I signed up to do a three-series walk/run sponsored by the local YMCA. One walk per month for the next three […]