by IngridBarlow | Jan 4, 2017 | Favorite Reads, Good on the tastebuds, Homeschool, Homestead Life, Simply Domestic
Day 3 of the school week included some of the following. MATH!! And the kids all cheer. 😉 Elias is working on double digits addition, clocks, measuring… Espen is plugging along on writing the number after/before, skip counting, money… After math, we headed...
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 12, 2016 | Homestead Life
The weather here has been BEAUTIFUL and we have been getting outside a lot! Â I LOVE it. And I am reminded how important it is to get the kids outside. Bergen is my outdoors girl. She loves being outside and can’t stand it when others go out without her. She also...
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 | 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...
