Blog – Live The Old Way

Herbal Blends For Anxiety, Insomnia And More

Often, the things I write about are driven by our own needs and experiences out here. This one is no exception. Many years ago, Passionflower tea became one of my favorite herbal allies. I suffered from what I came to refer to as my nightly 3am conference call in my head. I would wake between 2 … [Read more...]

How to Make Popcorn in a Skillet

Recently, we did away with our microwave as described in the post, Goodbye Microwave! We found it remarkably easy to adapt and now take joy in that all the things we did with the microwave are much better when done "the old way". My husband often jokes that even though I was born in 1969, I … [Read more...]

Goodbye Microwave. Funny, I don’t really miss you…

* Update* The empty space left by the microwave is now a handy hanging rack for our cast iron pans. My husband used old barn wood that we salvaged to give the box a rustic feel that blends well with our house. Update #2: As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. :) You can read more … [Read more...]

Beets: Cooking, Canning Plain and Pickling

By request, here is a quick run down on Beets, starting with ones fresh from the garden or farmer's market. It just so happens that I took pictures a few weeks ago as I canned some of ours, but like so many other things I put off writing about it. :) You can also use store bought canned beets … [Read more...]

We are a small, traditional values family living on 85 acres in an underground passive solar house in the beautiful rolling hills of North Carolina. Our lifestyle is one of living off the land and utilizing "lost skills" that were once commonplace. We grow our own food, forage for wild edibles, hunt, raise livestock and preserve the things we harvest. We cook on an old fashioned kitchen woodstove and have foregone the trend of solar power and generators because of the dependence on batteries and fuel that must be obtained commercially. Instead we have chosen to position ourselves to live without electricity if necessary. By simplifying, we have carved out a lifestyle that enables us to be self-sufficient, live off the land, and enjoy the solitude that comes with being somewhat "out-of sync" with the rest of the world.

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