Archive for January, 2011
LOW IMPACT KITCHEN: MORTAR & PESTLE
We have a new low tech kitchen gadget at our unplugged kitchen here on the urban homestead – a Mexican mortar & pestle or ‘Molcajete y Tejolote’
Urban Homestead’s 2010 Year in Review
I know it’s a bit overdue (thanks to busy & rough start to the new year) and, honestly, I was putting it off because I am having a really BAD case of writer’s block…. but here it goes!
FRONT PORCH FARM STAND
Stop by our FRONT PORCH FARM STAND pick up homegrown (seasonal) produce, seeds, gardening & homesteading supplies. Come spring we’ll have extra seedlings, soil and other gardening supplies to help you grow your own groceries.
EGGS!
We are eggstastic (sorry, just had to put that pun in!) that our chooks and ducks are back in the egg business (sorry no extra’s). For some reason, this winter (could be because of old age or extreme weather conditions) we weren’t getting any eggs
CURTAINS!
As ya’ll know, we don’t have central heat and this old 1917 house can be drafty. Obviously, curtains on windows, especially thermal, can keep a room warmer in winter and cooler in summer.
CHECKING THE BEE TRAP
You know that California Dreaming song? This winter day, we’ve been enjoying such gorgeously warm weather
SUN, SUN, SUN
It’s a warm 80 plus degrees in LA today, here are some pic of some sun bathing beauties!
EXTREME MAKEOVER
Twenty-five years ago when we purchased this old 1917 (fixer upper) house it came with lots, LOTS, of problems. Problems that we didn’t have the money at the time to fix.
KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE
The first week in 2011 was a quite stressful one for all of us as we dealt with death, a seriously ill friend and all the stuff in between.
