5 Tips for Starting a Garden

Well, spring is finally here, and around our little homestead this means getting things ready for this year’s gardening season. So, in lieu of the season, I’ve put together these 5 tips for starting a garden. No bones about it, planting and maintaining a backyard garden is quite a bit of work. However, few things are more rewarding than harvesting

My New DIY Swing Stand

My husband and some of our boys built a long awaited stand for my old swing that has been stored away in the rafters of our garage for years.  It is very sturdy to say the least, we even thought he may have over built it, but that thought quickly left us when we saw all of our boys swinging

Our New DIY Rabbit Hutch

Our New DIY Rabbit Hutch This is Our New DIY Rabbit Hutch. It was designed and built by my husband, with the help of some of our boys. Lumber was scarce and pretty expensive at the time of the build, so some of it was used with scraps that we already had on hand.  Our large rabbit “Faye” seems to