Country Living for YOU!

Grating the soap

Just yesterday I decided that I needed to start making my own laundry detergent.  I called my dear sister and asked her what she did, since she had recently started making her own detergent (and of course because I want to be like my sister!).  Here is the 'recipe', and some insight and photos from my experience from this morning: All of these ingredients can be found in the laundry aisle of … [Read more...]

Country Living in the Fall…

How much wood...

Country Living really varies, season to season...Right now we are in the Fall Season, or as I like to call it, the "working season".  Okay, that is kind of misleading.  When you live in the country, it is always "working season". I don't work as much as the rest of the family on the hill, they tend to get bored if they are sitting too long.  (Unless of course they are in a tree stand, then they … [Read more...]

{Country Living}….can be scary

house

In my pondering today, I am reminded why country living is appealing to me...I am a people person that likes being alone (sometimes). I have a few fears.  Not a lot, just a few, three actually. Unfortunately, I can't even post pictures of my fears because it would freak me out.  They are not what you would call 'normal fears'... To quote my wonderful SIL, "I have no respect for your fears, … [Read more...]

Wordless Wednesday

"Best Friends"

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