Natural Remedies
Honey for a Child’s Heart: How to Choose the Best Children’s Books
Children and books go together in a special way. I can't imagine any pleasure greater...
Free Nature Study Printables and more
Yesterday's post on Spring Wild Flowers and today's amazing spring weather plus a few hours...
Spring Wildflowers and a Great Online Identification Tool
One of the things I love most about homeschooling is the ability to emphasize Nature Study. ...
The Red Hutch: God’s Grace and Backdoor Clutter
[Note: this post got a little long, 🙂 so if you'd like to skip right...
Loving the Little Years: motherhood in the trenches
Loving the Little Years: motherhood in the trenches by Rachel Jankovic has been on my...
How to Re-label Ex-Library Books for Your Personal Library
We own A LOT of children's books. Those of you who know us personally recognize...
Blueberry Muffins (gluten and dairy-free)
Made with nutritious almond flour and free of refined sugar, these blueberry muffins will be...
My Favorite Sunscreens (and my large, floppy beach hat)
Yesterday, I explained why we don't use much sunscreen around the Yankee Homestead. When we...
Sunscreen: Does it Work? Is it Safe?
Did you know that regular sunscreens are carcinogenic? That's right, the very substance we're encouraged...
Sauteed Baby Mushrooms, Del Frisco’s Style
Mr. Native Texan loves a good steak. Unfortunately, he's been unable to find one that...
11 Books I’m Reading
These are the books I'm currently reading, or have read in the past few months:...
Pack a Plastic-Free Lunch with LunchBots Stainless Steel Containers
Remember the stainless steel, divided lunch containers I mentioned in My Ongoing Household Detox Resolution,...
