I realize I haven’t posted any recent pictures of our garden. It’s hard to believe, looking back, that this used to be just a flat plot of earth in our yard. To be honest, I don’t know if we would have had the courage to complete the task if we had known how much work [...]
Posts Tagged ‘sustainability’
3 Mar
Homemade
The past two and a half weeks can be summed up in just one word: sick. First me, for the better part of it, and now my husband and even my dog. But I think we’re seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, so hopefully I’ll be able to post more regularly than [...]
22 Feb
Seeds
As my body continued to heal from this doozie of a cold, I spent some time yesterday ordering our seeds from an heirloom seed company. It was exciting. I never thought that, at 29 years old, I’d get such a thrill from ordering seeds on a rainy weekend afternoon. About a month ago, Robert and [...]
28 Jan
The Power of Daily Choice
We have more power than we think when it comes to the food industry (although this can apply to so many of our cultural problems): “The Big Problem is nothing more or less than the sum total of countless little everyday choices, most of them made by us and most of the rest of them made in [...]
25 Jan
Bee-coming a Homestead
In the cold months of January, homesteaders around the country are cozied up inside, salivating over seed catalogs and planning for warmer months. We now join the throngs that dream of April chicks, putting up deer fencing and contacting local apiaries for supplies. Today I took one step closer toward our homesteading goals and ordered [...]
28 Oct
Blessings of Bounty
I’ve talked before about getting food from a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). Here is some of our seasonal bounty, along with fresh baked rosemary potato bread. Shortly after we baked the bread, we spread some of our homemade butter over two (or three) steaming slices. One of my favorite parts about getting food from a [...]
13 Oct
Compost Fun
I realize I haven’t written on some of our homesteading activities in a while. We’ve been continuing along with our homesteading fun, including Robert’s latest love….pickling. But pickling will have to wait for another time. Today I want to talk a little bit about our adventures in composting. It’s easier than you think! Above you [...]
2 Sep
The Post That Made It
Today I’ve written about 5 unfinished posts. None of them really seemed to “fit” today. Perhaps the’ll end up weaving their way back to the forefront, but for today, this is the post that made it. There’s so many things swirling around my head. So many questions, so many possibilities, so many things to think [...]
27 Aug
The August Experiment
As August comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on our one month experiment of going through the month of August with only one car. This has been part of our deepening commitment to simplicity, sustainability, and solidarity–and the challenge was to figure out a way to live in Los Angeles and simplify down to [...]
Just a joyful Catholic girl trying to live as simply and consciously and gratefully as possible in this beautiful, amazing world...and bringing as many as possible along for the ride.
