Category Archives: Homekeeping

On Tuesday we picked strawberries with our playgroup, and we quickly ate the nearly six pounds we picked.  Today we went back to pick more strawberries.  Since it is a sunny day, the girls wore their matching Gymboree strawberry dresses … Continue reading →

I finished painting the living room and dining room on Sunday night, but two of the kids were battling stomach flu at that point and I just didn’t have it in me to blog.  Everyone seems better now and I’m … Continue reading →

I’ve had some moments of “Oh no, what have I done???” today, but the living room is 85% finished.  Tomorrow I will finish it and begin the dining room.  I used up my gallon of paint, so we’ll need to … Continue reading →

Behold the dazzling whiteness of the living room.  Try not to notice the toys and stroller and random baby sock and other flotsam and jetsam in the photo.  I am keeping it real with the before picture so that you’ll … Continue reading →

I have a guest post at Keeping the Kingdom First today on the topic of eating out versus eating in.  I wrote about the six benefits I see from eating at home most of the time.  I’d love for you … Continue reading →

I accidentally committed Once a Month Cooking over the weekend. I had no intention of doing it, but I found two really nice roasts, the kind with no fat or bones, marked down to $1.29 per pound so I borrowed … Continue reading →

Seeing as how it’s Earth Day and all, you will probably read a lot about compost.  Compost is very green, Earth-friendly, sustainable, expensive to buy pre-made and time-consuming to make on your own. (Actually it’s well nigh impossible to make … Continue reading →

I’ve long admired people who plan menus, and I have tried to emulate them in fits and starts and with varying degrees of success.  The problem is that I am somewhat extemporaneous in my cooking style (which is to say, … Continue reading →