Uncharted Heritage

It is not often that all of my [Dad's side of the] family is able to get together. We all live in different states, scattered throughout the country. It has been a long time since we have all seen each other, and it was the first time all the great-grandchildren were together. We tried to use this rare opportunity...

We have been quite blessed. We have four hens, and we still get four eggs every day, despite us being in the winter months. Our typical go-to ways of cooking eggs are usually simply scrambled or hard-boiled. With our surplus of eggs, we decided we needed a breakfast-for-dinner night. We also decided it was time to change...

Bannock is an easy-to-make and extremely versatile bread. Ingredients (1 serving size): 1 cup flour 1/2 cup water, add slowly/not all at once 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/8 to 1/4 tsp salt (modify according to your taste) 1/2 tsp sugar (modify according to your taste) (fruit of your choice is optional) Mix dry ingredients....

Over the weekend Dad and Daughter had a backyard adventure. Teaching Sera, practicing building a fire, cooking outside. Really just enjoying being outside together on a unusually warm day in January. Sera's bushcraft kit. Checking the coop for eggs. 6 eggs were collected! Eggs are now on today's menu. Dad's...

The sleet and snow mix started yesterday afternoon, and continued until a little after midnight.  There isn't a ton of snow covering the grass, but the driveway, sidewalks and roads are very slick and mostly ice. The weather forecast says that we will not get above freezing until at least tomorrow afternoon.    ...

Blurry early this morning my husband woke me up saying, "There is smoke in the house! There is fire somewhere!" I quickly followed his instructions to turn off fans, turn off the heating unit, grab the fire extinguisher. He took off to a smokey attic, where he found burning/melting around the AC/Heating Unit. Thank...

Sometimes you just have to START AGAIN. It is time to pick up where I left off. We have been through quite a season since I last posted. We have lost loved ones, and our family has also grown. It is now time to begin a new season. Our goals may have changed a little, but we still have the same dreams. We still want to...