by IngridBarlow | Jan 3, 2014 | Good on the tastebuds, Homestead Life
A new year is upon us and I am full of thoughts of goals, changes, bettering…you know, the usual stuff. Before I dive into that though, here is a little bit of what our days have looked like in the past month. (It’s been a while since I last posted!) We...
by IngridBarlow | Nov 14, 2013 | Crafting Concoctions
I’ve been doing some making down in my sewing room and it’s making me excited for Christmas. In fact, I have decided that if I just can’t stand it, I will pull out Christmas stuff before Thanksgiving. {GASP!} This would be against all household...
by IngridBarlow | Nov 6, 2013 | Crafting Concoctions
THIS Saturday, November 9th from 10am-4pm. The Burmeister Home 2024 119th Ave NE in Blaine, MN I have been busy as a bee this week getting ready for a boutique sale! I haven’t done one of these since before kids so I’m so excited to see how it...
by IngridBarlow | Oct 30, 2013 | Good on the tastebuds, Homestead Life
Welcome to my kitchen! Tony shot a deer with his bow on Friday night, so today I had to get all the scrap meat ground. It was rather exciting to get the text that Tony had a deer down since it was on our land and the boys and I got to track it with Tony through the...
by IngridBarlow | Oct 10, 2013 | Homestead Life
Hi all! Welcome to my world every morning! Here is a video showing you a little bit of my daily tasks with the animals around our place. Maybe someday I will get to show you how to milk a goat…  🙂  Someday…
by IngridBarlow | Oct 4, 2013 | Gardening, Movie Monday
Come along with Elias, Espen, and me as we dig potatoes in the garden!! A video blog! Yay! I’ve been missing Movie Mondays, so I brought the video camera to the garden. Hope you enjoy!
by IngridBarlow | Sep 20, 2013 | Gardening, Good on the tastebuds, Homestead Life
Did I mention in my last post that I LOVE fall??!! Well I do. One of the things I love to make during this season is applesauce. With a young family it is a necessity for the pantry. It’s easy to make, the kids think it’s awesome, and it’s a healthy...
by IngridBarlow | Sep 16, 2013 | Gardening, Good on the tastebuds
I LOVE fall! There is SOOOO much I want to do! I thought I’d share a little bit with you on our tomato harvest and what we do with all of them. There are also some recipes and general tips below that we have discovered over the years. We pick, pick, and pick in...
by IngridBarlow | Sep 4, 2013 | Good on the tastebuds, Homestead Life, Simply Domestic
I have no good reason for not blogging lately. Life just slips by faster at times… Things are happening here around the homestead and I couldn’t love it more! Here are some pics from life over the past few weeks. Tomatoes are in full harvest. We bring full...
by IngridBarlow | Aug 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
Life just got a little fuller for the next 8 weeks. Love this farming life!
by IngridBarlow | Aug 19, 2013 | knitting
Lots of things I should be doing at the moment… Choosing to play hooky and knit a bit. My yarn is now so accessible in this great vintage laundry basket. I switched out quilts for yarn. Love having yarn so handy and for eye candy every time I pass. Hence, the...
by IngridBarlow | Aug 8, 2013 | Crafting Concoctions, Daily Quilting or Crafting Projects, Quilts, Simply Domestic
Every time I go over to visit Emily, I see these darling coasters sitting on her coffee table. They were made by a mutual-very-talented-new-mama friend of ours, Devin. The coasters are so basic that even the most novice of sewer can make them. They are refreshingly...
by IngridBarlow | Jul 15, 2013 | Crafting Concoctions
Espen turns 2 today! Â Somehow peanut butter was a new addition to the last birthday crown, so I decided it was a good excuse to make a new one. Â I love birthday crowns! Â They just make a small person feel special. We also did a little measuring on the birthday banner...
by IngridBarlow | Jul 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
We discovered pesto last summer so we planted gobs of basil this year!! I made the first few batches this morning. Wowza! The smell is amazing!! Here’s the recipe I used. Basil was picked and washed. Garlic was roasted. Pinenuts measured. All was added to the...
by IngridBarlow | Jun 26, 2013 | Quilts
Go over to The Handmade Girl and check out my new pattern, Urban Twigs. It’s a freebie! Go fire up your sewing machine!
