Evidently, there are a LOT of folks out there who dream of living a simple, self-sufficient life in a rustic log cabin perched on the side of an Appalachian mountain. Water from the springhouse, a lantern-lit vintage farmhouse, food foraged, farmed, & fished. For some, it’s a longing, and for others it’s a matter of being prepared […]
DIY & Homesteading
Wood-fired roasted tomatoes for the winter larder + roasted tomato and fresh corn chowder
I hope you can grow tomatoes … apparently I cannot. Anymore. The blight of every shape and fungal form has come knocking on our moldy door this summer due to record rainfall in Asheville. Serious record rainfall. We are not the air conditioning type, but, sadly, we have become the dehumidifier […]
Make a hobo tin-can portable rocket stove + class
If adorably quirky perky BBC gardener Alys Fowler can scavenge veggies to throw in her various garden allotment campfire contraptions, well then, so can I. My bigger garden is a bit of a walk from the house and sometimes I get a hankering to make a cup of tea or herby stew before I’m […]
So over it ….
Done. The flu, the chicken soup, the 500 rolls of tissue, all of it. New year, new toothbrush, clean sheets, kale and daily walks up the mountain behind our house. Just in case Mr. Flu comes banging at your door, I have some advice. These cute vintage hankies don’t cut it. […]