Winter Solstice Traditions to say hello to winter Our family loves celebrating the winter solstice. As we live in the Canadian mountains, embracing the darkening days and then return of the light is definitely something to celebrate! Although winter still has a long way to go, the Winter solstice marks the days lengthening again. What…
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Woodland Christmas Decorations & Ornaments
Woodland Christmas decorations add so much magic to the holidays Think forest animal tree ornaments, mushrooms, bark, pine cones and mossy elements. I love a woodland themed Christmas because we live in Canada close to the mountain forests. The tradition of a real Christmas tree begs for more forest elements to be added to it. When…
Crockpot Side Dishes you Need this Holiday Season
Crockpot side dishes taste great and help that busy cook during holiday feasts When making so many dishes for a big feast, the slow cooker can help a lot with time management. You can also keep the food warm and ready in your crock pot. The stove top tends to get crowded during big meal…
Sore Throat Tea with Sage, Marshmallow & Ginger
This sore throat tea is homemade and easy to make Sore throats are super common in the wintertime. The dry air from indoor heating can often aggravate throats. This recipe is super easy to make and uses natural herbs. Ginger and sage are readily available at your grocery store, or you can grow your own…
Mom Memes that make Parenting Hilarious
Mom memes can make you laugh when you’ve had a hard day. Or maybe cry. Or maybe both. Being a mom is seriously hard work. It’s exhausting, constant and always messy. As a mom of four kids, I can tell you first hand that a good mom meme can bring a chuckle when needed. ( Mom gifts…
Homeschool History Curriculum
Homeschool History Curriculum can be fun! History was a subject I wasn’t sure how to approach with home education. Some home educators are a big fan of the classical education model, which includes a lot of world history. Others like to focus on their own countries history. My goal was to do a mix of…
Growing Dahlias & Planting Tubers
Growing Dahlias is easy but they cannot tolerate frosts Dahlias are a tropical plant with gorgeous flowers, but you have to grow them during the warmer months. For our zone 5b, planting dahlias in our flower garden means some extra care. Dahlias need to grow and bloom during the frost-free window. If you don’t know your…
Chickweed Control in the Home Garden
Chickweed control is important for this invasive plant Chickweed has beautiful tiny flowers that look like stars, thus the Latin name ‘Stellaria media’. These flowers also produce many tiny seeds that happily self-sow everywhere. Chickweed is a ground cover which means it can spreads in large masses quickly. Chickweed is a ground cover and can…
Hoophouse Choices for the Backyard Greenhouse
A hoophouse can add weeks (or months) of growing & harvesting If you want to protect seedlings in the spring, extend your harvesting into the fall or keep rain off of transplants in the spring, then a good hoop house is your answer. Some will even handle some snow. I no longer garden without season…
Fun Fall Activities to Enjoy
Fall activities add to the coziness of fall Fall is my absolute favorite time of the year. I love growing those deep heirloom pumpkins like ‘Cinderella’ to make it even more magical. Where we live in the Canadian mountains the changing colors of the trees is stunning. Photo of Nelson B.C by Lucas Jmieff from…
