Urban Homesteading

April 28, 2012

Rustic Homes: Pinterest Board of the Week

I’m so glad my mom introduced me to Pinterest! The people who pin authentically create the most beautiful and inspiring collections on their Pinterest boards :D Here’s my latest Pinterest find, a board compiled by Janice Flynn that’s wholly dedicated to rustic homes! I seriously want to live inside this Pinterest board! (Too bad my [...]

Posted in: Authentic Living, Natural Favorites, Urban Homesteading

March 8, 2012

Cool Stuff I’ve Seen On My Walks

I always take my cell phone with me on walks, but not as a safety precaution. I like having it so that I can photograph those unexpected, funny and amazing things I see when I’m out and about. It’s like I’m collecting moments! It happens a lot more when spring’s creeping in because there’s just [...]

Posted in: Authentic Living, Health and Wellness, Philosophical Ponderings, Urban Homesteading

March 4, 2012

7 Hard-to-Kill Houseplants

I have a habit of wanting to nurture more houseplants than I really have time for, so while I don’t endorse the abuse of indoor plants, I have truly come to appreciate the species that are hardiest and can withstand a little (accidental) neglect. And what better time than now, in the middle of this [...]

Posted in: Authentic Living, Health and Wellness, Natural Favorites, Urban Homesteading

January 21, 2012

We Started Building our House in Mexico!

My husband and I had a great time visiting his family in Mexico over Christmas-time! They live down near Salvatierra, Guanajuato in a little tiny rancho nestled up against an dormant volcano called el Cerro de Culiacan. The mountain is so much a part of their daily lives! So, the whole dream thing is for [...]

Posted in: Authentic Living, Mexican Culture, Urban Homesteading

December 29, 2011

The Easiest Way to Juice a Lime (or Lemon!)

Here’s a little trick I learned from my Mexican in-laws (whom I am visiting down in Mexico at this very minute!) The easiest way to juice a lime (or a lemon!) is to use a fork! Cut the lime in half. Hold one half in one hand and with the other, stick in the fork. [...]

Posted in: Authentic Living, Mexican Culture, Recipes, Urban Homesteading

October 21, 2011

Happy Ending to the Hickory Nut Story!

Remember how excited I was to find the mother-load of hickory nut stashes only to be thrown down into despair when I found out the nuts were empty duds? Well, I found this pile of nuts on the counter just now and thought to myself “How strange, I didn’t leave those there.” Acting on a [...]

Posted in: Urban Homesteading

October 20, 2011

Authenticity . Nature . Crafts . Blog Round-up!

Looking for some new, inspiring, natural reading? I’m not the only blogger out there with a corner on the Authenticity market! Here’s a wonder-filled selection of my FAVORITE blogs for authenticity/nature/crafts inspiration :D Enjoy!! Brambleberries in the Rain This little blog is a goldmine of information and inspiration on natural dyeing! She writes a lot [...]

Posted in: Authentic Living, Natural Favorites, Urban Homesteading

October 18, 2011

Natural Favorites: Hickory

You can do so much with a hickory tree! The wood is really great for woodworking and excellent for burning (hickory wood burns the hottest of our native hardwoods!) Hickory trees are also a source of food! If you can get lucky and find the right tree, that is. Yesterday, I thought I’d found the [...]

Posted in: Handmade Movement, Natural Favorites, Natural Jewelry, Urban Homesteading

October 7, 2011

How to Trellis Tomatoes

How to Trellis Tomatoes, in the fall?! I know that gardening season is coming to a close, but a friend is teaching a tomato trellising class and wanted a little how-to video! I thought it would be fun to share it with you all (plus you get to meet my husband!) So, here’s a little [...]

Posted in: Authentic Living, Urban Homesteading

September 16, 2011

A Spider that Mimics Job’s Tears Seeds?!

I was harvesting Job’s tears last weekend and I found the most amazing little friend! Here’s a little spider that mimics ripening Job’s tears seeds, right down to the pale green spot on his back that’s just like the pale green spot at the tip of a ripening Job’s tear seed! He/she was eating an [...]

Posted in: Natural Jewelry, Urban Homesteading