We’ve talked about trying to move closer to Nathan’s place of employment since his major career change about two years ago. Living closer to his work would shave about 2 hours off his work day, plus he’d be able to come home for lunch some days and we’d save money on gas prices. Plus, It […]
A peek inside the Ryder Homestead – 2012
Here is how the growing season shaped up in 2012: Got something you’d love to see us blog about in detail when it comes to the garden? Let us know:
Then Helga Crowed…
It was a nice sleepy morning, the outdoor temperature was cool enough to leave the windows open and the AC off. The days have been getting shorter and the mornings sleepier plus the baby sort of slept through the night snuggled in our bed with us. As the sun began to rise the sound “cawwwwwr” made it’s […]
My compost pile has been moved to my kitchen floor because of my baby…
It is true… Most times thoughout the day I’ve got a smattering of food under Adalyn’s chair. Thankfully I had the forethought to lay a kitchen towel under her seat… and I can just shake it off out in the yard for the chickens so it’s all good… … but this messy baby eating stage […]
How does Dove conditioner work out in the Talina poof of hair?
For those of you that know me, you also know that my hair is well… INSANE. It’s thick, corse, curly in areas and typically long (unless I am particularly annoyed with it’s weight at any given time). As a youngon I used to spend over an hour each day straightening or taming the mane when it was […]
To Adalyn on your first birthday
A year ago today our lives changed, we became a family of four in the wee hours of the morning and many witnessed this live here on the blog. We weren’t sure the day would ever come. From perceived improper positioning to going beyond the arbitrarily determined due date, we were all on pins and needles about how and when you’d […]
Food For Thought- Like to know your food Indiana? Then you’ll love this book!
[pinit count=”horizontal” url=”http://harvestofdailylife.com/food-for-thought” image_url=”http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/373115_410593395637107_1396286705_s.jpg” description=”Like to know your food Indiana? Then you’ll love this book!” float=”right”] Hoosiers supplying Hoosiers with the best the local food movement has to offer is the focus of a new, conversation-starting coffee table book titled Food for Thought: an Indiana Harvest. It is such a cool idea for a coffee-table book and it […]
Cream of [whatever] condensed soup mix. A dry, homemade, wholesome recipe
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been on the journey to eat better. I’ve smaked a few walls along the way, one being the incessant use of premade ingredients in recipes. Recipes that call for “a package of crescent rolls” or “a can of cream of mushroom soup” drive me crazy and make me […]
My sneaky attempt at encouraging nighttime independence…
Bob Marley tunes can be heard all throughout the house…
Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Bob Marley is the soundtrack for bedtime for Everly and has also begun with Adalyn, except they are sleeping on opposite ends of the house… Still.
Easy 5 Min Cloth Diaper Elastic Repair Trick
Learn how to avoid having to thread new elastic though a narrow hole when repairing your BumGenius or other cloth diapers that are no longer under warranty. It’s a snap, anyone can do it. No sewing machine required.
Seriously?! An Electric Toothbrush Turned This Mouth Snob Around! #ad
Being the child of an “oral hygene professional” means I’ve always got someone on my case about my teeth and that I’ve been exposed to an array of dental products. I remember as a kid, like in the 90’s, we had one of those old school electric toothbrushes. It was nasty and strange. The darn thing vibrated […]
Firing the machine back up and CHIGGERS. Gah!
We just returned from a much needed family vacation (aka. break from the homestead hooligans & technology). We went to Slade, Kentucky for some outdoorsy, mountain fun. Nathan planned the whole thing complete with a cozy cabin rental, a sky ride and hike to a natural bridge, some swimming and lazy area exploration took place. […]
Garden Fun, Homestead Lessons & Baked Kale Chips
Now that spring is here we all get to start and end our days out in the fresh air again. We couldn’t be happier! This morning…
Brewing Homemade Kombucha: A DIY Healthful, Homesteading Adventure Shared
I am pleased to share the next step in our homemade kombucha adventure and our recipe. If you are wondering what got us started on the kombucha and fermented foods craze you can find out more here or why kombucha is known as the miracle health elixir read more here. As I wrote about previously, […]
Digestion issues in baby could be leaky gut in the breastfeeding mother.
Back when Addie was about a month, at my own chiropractic visit I was describing her digestive issues to my chiropractor Dr. Lamb and he mentioned in passing that it might be the results of a little bit of leaky gut action in me. For whatever reason, likely because I didn’t fully understand what leaky […]
Kombucha: Digestions Friend & How You Can Grow Your Own Kombucha Starter.
Somewhere along the way we discovered kombucha at a natural food store, it was actually Nathan and his love of tea. He was surprised when he took his first drink because of how different it tasted. Very much fermented with a hint of vinegar. He had me try it too, I wasn’t a fan but […]
Reflecting on the past then looking forward and planning ahead
There are only 4 months left in this whirlwind of a year! Remember all that madness? Need a recap? Last August we were living in Flagstaff, AZ and N proposed to me on the top of the San Francisco Peaks. Then we packed up a moving truck, the RV, said goodbye to all our family, […]
Almost 3 inches of rain and a contest winner to announce…
Hope you all had a nice holiday weekend! Here we set record rainfall totals with our weekend long storms. For many plans to grill were scraped. We didn’t let a little rain ruin our fun though. We waited for a short break in the storms, it was very late at night but we grilled burgers […]
… and the special continues…
… with a living room fail courtesy of the cats. Here is what we woke up to this morning: I am not sure how we didn’t wake up to the loud crash. It seems we are only conditioned to wake for Everly’s sounds or something. Also, how in the heck did the cats manage to […]
It's been a special day…
… and I don’t mean special in a good way! Yesterday I sprayed lotion in my hair instead of hair spray. I did it right as we were about to walk out the door too so I had the pleasure of enjoying greasy lotion hair all through the afternoon and evening. Special! Today has been […]