Several years ago I learned how to get as many cups of tea out of my herbal bags of tea. There was a time in our married life where we...

Sometimes a week can just all of a sudden be lit up like a Roman candle. Yep, it was a very intresting week...lol Ever heard of the...

First, I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Jesus is the reason for the season. Second, my life during this time of year is focused...

Time has flown by the last few months. Taking care of my garden, canning, freezing, dehydrating and freeze drying has kept me busy...

Today I thought that I would share some things that have been swirling around in my brain. Too much honestly. So, just a few to throw out...

I am gooving to my jam...lol Those are my beautiful wild black berries. Since 2022 I have made at least 2-3 batches of black berry jam...

Carol's Torchlight Cottage is a place where you can find recipes and other ideas for making your own household and personal products. Come l

Lovely rows of Bok Choy are coming up. Our growing season here in east Tennessee has been about 6 weeks earlier. Already picked and...

Hi everyone! This is my busy time on our homestead. So much to do in order to have food planted for eating fresh and for later down the...

I do have a few things I like to forage on our bit of property. One of them is the wild onions. I snip the tops off and leave the bulb...

Yesterday I worked out in the garden. Digging up the potatoes I had planted last fall. They did well. Most were a good size overall....

Our weather has been warming up. So, it is time to be prepping my garden for the 2024 planting season. My compost pile is ready to use....

Well, it is a new year and has been for 10 days now. Life has been very busy in a productive way. December was filled with my daughter...

Our little grove of fruit trees grew a few weeks back. Super excited to have pears. I like them a lot and in a few years they will give...

We have a simple flock of 5 hens. More than enough to give us 3-4 eggs per day. Their nice little hen house and coop was simply purchased...

Life has been quite busy. I believe as busy as it was during the spring and summer months with working out in the garden. Just super...

Alrighty, you are probably thinking...."What is a Bug Out Bag and why do I have dental floss in this post?" Well, let me tell you a...

Funny story about the squash this year...lol I planted it all later in the summer so the flying bugs that land on the leaves and the...

I am still seed saving from my Basil plants. This is a photo of the first batch I did several weeks back. Growing them in a pot is...

This is my garden haul recently. Tomatoes, cabbage, broccoli and swiss chard. I get everything cleaned up so I can process them. Tomatoes...