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3 Fun Ways To Camp At A Medieval Event
My first time at a medieval event I was in awe of the campsites that were set up. As I drove though the gate I felt butterflies in my stomach at the sight of the white period tents standing proudly with banners flapping in the wind. The sheer amazement you feel when you see all of those medieval tents in one place is an incredible feeling. My question to myself was, would my modern tent be acceptable among a sea of medieval tents? My first event was the Great Northeastern War in Hebron, Maine. When I first walked around I found out rather quickly my “mundane tent” was completely acceptable.…
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Hugelkultur, Nutrient Rich Environment For A Raised Garden Bed
This post is about how we used the Huglekultur method to fill our raised garden beds. Hugelkultur is an inexpensive, easy and nutrient rich way to fill your garden beds. It is essentially building a mound of logs, sticks, branches, leaves, compost, and other organic matter for your soil base. These things in the bottom of the bed decompose over time creating nutrient rich soil. We found through much research this seemed like the logical way to go due to the raw materials available to us from our new houses property. Not only were we trying to save money on the costs of filling the beds, we also wanted to…
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How To Build A Raised Garden Bed
Once again it has been awhile since I last posted. There has been a lot that has happened in the past year. We bought a house last November! Not much could be done in the way of the yard and we had to wait all winter to see what surprises came up in the spring. However we are an impatient lot over here and decided to landscape our side yard. First on our list was that we wanted a garden again, and this time we had the space to do it right. We decided Raised garden beds were the way to go. Bending over and getting down on my hands…
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How To Reclaim Your Outdoor Space
This year my Husband and I decided to reclaim our outdoor space. We live in a 3 story apartment building, in the city. We have lived here for seven years and seen neighbors come and go and watched the slow deterioration of the property. It is a very old apartment building with not a lot of outward charm. The front of the building is pretty close to the sidewalk, but does have a small amount of frontage for planting things and there is a decent backyard and that is located on a river. The main thing is that this is an apartment building and it’s not our property. However we…
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Fall Days
Fall is one of my favorite times of the year. Number one, it is my birthday in the fall, but it’s the change of the weather, the changing of the leaves and the changing in to warmer clothing, especially hoodies that makes it great. Apple Picking One of the things that I love to do with my family is apple picking. I think it is one of the best ways to kick off fall. Needless to say from the picture my family loves apples. By far my favorite apple is the Honeycrisp and judging by the 3 overflowing bags of the redder apples in the picture this is evident.. It…
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A Stitch in Time
I just got done watching this small but very informational series on fashion called A Stitch in Time. A friend of mine recommended this as a good show to watch so I decided to check it out. I love anything that is historical fashion. A Stitch in Time is available on Amazon Prime Video. The show is hosted by fashion historian Amber Butchart. She’s a great host and asks great in depth questions. For half hour episodes, they seem to last an hour because of how much information there is and because of the right questions are being asked. The show is only 6 episodes long, which is sad because…
