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Category: Home and Garden
Simple Living, Handcrafted by You
Welcome to a place where old-fashioned wisdom meets modern life. Since 1999, we’ve been sharing the joy of making things from scratch—whether it’s a batch of botanical soap, a thriving garden, or a cozy, chemical-free home.
We believe the “pioneer spirit” isn’t just about the past; it’s about the intentional choices we make today. Explore our collection of heritage skills, natural recipes, and time-tested tips designed to help you live a more self-reliant and beautiful life. Grab a cup of tea, stay a while, and let’s get back to basics together.
Here are some examples of various housework routines from the early 1900s to more recent times.
The solution might be as close as your kitchen. Even when you don’t find that little darling’s squirts of spray in a timely manner.
There are many ways to costs. Try to make it more fun by challenging yourself to find ways to live more frugally, and still live well.
Discover the art of picking honeydew melons at their peak of ripeness for the sweetest and juiciest taste.
Give yourself and your family a reality check by foregoing modern conveniences and preparing food the old fashioned way, if only for one day.
Tomatoes are the number one vegetable in home gardens. It seems like everyone has their secrets on how to grow the first, biggest, tastiest or prettiest tomatoes.
Cutting costs can be done with small changes, such as paying more attention to where money goes.
If you have old car tires hanging around in the garage put them to work growing vegetables.
Irrigation is a major consideration when starting a garden.
Explore a list of classic and timeless old fashioned baby names. Find the perfect name for your little one with our curated collection.
Taking cuttings from lavender plants couldn’t be simpler. Choose a few healthy non-flowering shoots from this year s growth and follow these few easy steps.
Cottage garden style is a casual, colorful, easy, beautiful and cheerful celebration of flowers and herbs.
Radishes are easy, uncomplicated and quick to grow, producing a crop in only 3-4 weeks. Even their young leaves are edible!
Companion planting is an effective and natural way to protect your garden from insect pests and promote healthy growth among all your plants.