Archive for "Simple Living"
Bulk Food Storage Tips and Ideas
So today is a small grocery shopping day and I organized my pantry, then got to thinking about food storage, rotation and various other related things.
The above picture is what I think of as my “back pantry.” It holds primarily bulk goods and extras — flour, …
Whole Wheat Bread Rolls
I cook a lot. Or what might seem like a lot to most people 
I like to experiment with cooking from my pantry and food storage so that I know exactly how to use everything if I ever need to rely on it. Besides cooking …
Bottled Butter: My First Try
And it was successful! 
Some people call it canning butter but I call it bottling because I’m putting it up in canning jars — glass bottles — to be kept in the pantry.
Butter hasn’t ben on sale lately so I finally broke down and bought …
Our New House
Just a brief pic to show our new little “house” — aka camper 
The cargo trailer made a good bed but didn’t provide for much else and long term it became problematic. Way too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter.
This camper is …
Sustainable Living Musings & Ideas
So the first step in our sustainable living plan is almost complete. We’re scheduled to sign the contract on the land Saturday! Our first steps started already of course. We had to do the research on the land and offer, and this week we’ve been working on gathering up …
Potatoes: Good Food To Take Camping
Potatoes are a versatile food that doesn't spoil easily
I’m not sure why it didn’t occur to me …
More Cargo Camper Pics
Ok I finally took a little time to grab these off the camera, so I’m getting them online. These aren’t the best quality pics since I took them in a hurry before we started packing up to leave our camping spot last week, but they show a decent view of …
From Cargo Trailer To Camper
The trailer conversion to a camper is actually starting to shape up kind of nicely. We now have a bed which can be folded up into a couch as desired, and we have plenty of storage space under the bed area. In a way it’s kind of like the little …