The Harvest Moon

September 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment

What is the Harvest moon and what does it have to do with the modern day homesteader? Native American Indians named each of the 12 full moons each year. The Harvest moon is the full moon that is closest to the autumn equinox. This takes place September 11-12. The shorter-than-usual time between moonrises around the [...]

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Filed Under: Autumn, Country Living, Homesteading, Nature studies

10 Ways to Get Your Family Ready for Cold Weather

September 27, 2010 By 9 Comments

I don’t know what it is about me, but I always have a bit of anxiety when the weather turns cooler. Don’t get me wrong, fall is my favorite seasonof the year!  Growing up in Florida, I didn’t experience the miracle of the 4 seasons until I was a teenager.  But I do have negative [...]

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Filed Under: Autumn, Big Family Stuff, Kelly's Musings, The Home, Thrifting Tagged With: ,

Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake

September 22, 2010 By 18 Comments

I must be the only person on the planet who doesn’t like pumpkin pie.  While I don’t completely dislike pumpkin ( I totally LOVE my Pumpkin Lattes this time of year!) I just don’t care for the texture of pumpkin pie. For years, my precious husband has picked up a pecan pie as my alternative.  [...]

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Friday Wrap-Up: Balance, Peach Pits and Compost Pile News

September 9, 2010 By 2 Comments

 It’s been one crazy, busy week at the Morristribe. Adjustment to 6 kids in school, with all the papers, events, assignments, emotional and ego problems they bring home has kept me on quite a learning curve.  I still have a 1st and 3rd grader at home that I am homeschooling.  An opportunity t0 help  feed /minister [...]

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Filed Under: Autumn, Big Family Stuff, Choosing balance, Feeding the Tribe, Kelly's Musings, Well Being Tagged With: ,

Just In Case You Still Aren't Sure How to Spell O-H-I-O

September 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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A Weekend with Old Friends

November 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment

This weekend we had the chance to reconnect with some old friends. They live out in the country and run horse stables. The ‘country’ part is our dream, but you can keep the horses. Right out of the van they offered to walk us around their property, all 41 acres of it. We went up [...]

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Wonderful Fall Leaves!

October 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment

It was a gorgeous fall day here, blue skies, lower 70′s…amazing. Growing up in the south deprived me of enjoying the four seasons. Florida was a great place to grow up, but I wouldn’t give up fall for anything! I love to watch the kids play in the leaves. I was asking Bereket if they [...]

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Changing of Seasons

August 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment

As I watch the weather report on this morning’s news, the seasons seem to be on the verge of changing. The temps are quite a bit lower than normal here in SW Ohio and the trees are beginning to turn. Don’t get me wrong, after growing up in Florida most of my childhood, I absolutely [...]

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Filed Under: Autumn, Well Being