http://www.oldfashionedlifestyle.com Homesteading, Homeschooling, and More Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:01:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I went through some old photos today, and ran across this from last year. http://www.oldfashionedlifestyle.com/2008/12/winter-friends/ Snowy winter afternoons, a perfect time to read that novel you haven't found time for yet, work on that knitting project, or start preparing for the garden. What? Prepare for the garden? We still have months of winter left! True enough. But now is the perfect time of year to start figuring out ... http://www.oldfashionedlifestyle.com/2008/12/a-winter-garden-2/ Our neighbor is a cattle rancher. He left town for a few days to visit family, so we are taking care of his cattle in the mean time. In exchange, he lets the kids skate on his pond. They had a fun morning skating with the cows! http://www.oldfashionedlifestyle.com/2008/12/skating-with-the-cows/ I've been learning about food storage lately, and trying to get myself organized.  I found a great site, Food Storage Made Easy. There is an awesome spreadsheet that can be downloaded there that can help you plan out your meals and food storage needs. One of the biggest things I've come ... http://www.oldfashionedlifestyle.com/2008/09/food-storage/ I have spent the morning looking out the window. It is raining out. The sheep and chickens have found little corners of shelter. I have put the tortilini soup in the crock pot and freshly baked bread is warming again for a cozy lunch. As I watch our land get a nice ... http://www.oldfashionedlifestyle.com/2008/09/rain-reflections/ Thank you so much for Eclectic Eccentricities Etc. for this thoughtful post about... Think Before You Speak. This could be just the tool that I have been needing to help my kids figure out how to get along with one another. I've added this bracelet project to the list this week. Think is... an acronym ... http://www.oldfashionedlifestyle.com/2008/09/264/ I have been researching wheat grinders lately - as I am preparing to make a purchase. One of the first decisions I am grappling with is - - - should I get a hand wheat grinder or an electric wheat grinder? PRACTICALITY Definately, an electric wheat grinder would be more practical. It ... http://www.oldfashionedlifestyle.com/2008/09/wheat-grinders/ Well, we are getting close on the house.  The flooring is going in this week. Here are a few pics.  It is clearly still a construction site, but you'll get the idea... [caption id="attachment_225" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="kitchen and dining room"][/caption] This picture is taken standing in the kitchen, looking into the living room.  ... http://www.oldfashionedlifestyle.com/2008/09/house-update/ These ladies show how to grind wheat using three different wheat grinders: one manual grinder and two electric grinders. As you can see, you also want to consider the amount of work and the noise level when you are choosing a wheat grinder! http://www.oldfashionedlifestyle.com/2008/09/how-to-use-a-wheat-grinder/ Over the last year, I've enjoyed taking photo's. I have some images from some of our travels that I really like - and would like to enlarge and hang on the walls of our new house. I even found a great site to do it: My husband has enjoyed ... http://www.oldfashionedlifestyle.com/2008/08/new-equipment-and-old-photo-hunt/