by IngridBarlow | Mar 16, 2016 | Gardening, Good on the tastebuds, Homestead Life
I love finding local gems in our area. Local people doing things they love in the coolest way. Maple Leaf Orchard is one of those places. It’s located in beautiful Spring Valley WI. My husband noticed last weekend that they were out making maple syrup in their...
by IngridBarlow | Mar 13, 2015 | Gardening, Homestead Life
After I collected seeds from last years herbs, I wanted to get some other seed collecting done. I always manage to hawk some seeds from my in-laws, aka the next door neighbors, and this year I decided to go for their beautiful coneflowers. A native plant that has a...
by IngridBarlow | Mar 9, 2015 | Gardening, Uncategorized
This weather has my gardening fingers starting to twitch. I feel like I am a little on the late side of seed starting, even though I know I am probably not. A local nursery told me that they plant tomato seeds on March 17th, so that is what I have been using as my...
by IngridBarlow | Jul 21, 2014 | Gardening, Good on the tastebuds
The boys, ages 3 and 4, LOVE a picnic. I am asked often and with pleading eyes for picnics. So when I heard the blueberries were in at a local farm I thought it would make a fun outing for them. We snagged dad for the lunch hour and headed over. A local gem that we...
by IngridBarlow | Jul 17, 2014 | Gardening, Homestead Life
Welcome to the garden! This is our main entrance…an old pasture gate from the property entangled with vines. The perfect way to say “come on in.” Espen and I had about a half hour in the garden this morning after we dropped Elias off at Vacation...
by IngridBarlow | Jul 17, 2014 | Gardening, Homestead Life, Simply Domestic
Jeepers! A lot has happened since I last posted. Our little girl arrived…over 3 weeks early! Rather a surprise. I was a bit worried when my water broke in my 36th week, but all turned out beautifully. Bergen Marie arrived on May 30th at 4:01pm. She weighed 5 lbs...
