Burning wood for heat means we end up with quite a bit of wood ash. I have a few go to’s for using it around the homestead but I recently decided to research what else I could use it for. Turns out wood ash is amazingly useful! So, whether it comes from a bonfire or a wood stove, save that ash and put it to use! Continue reading “50+ Ways To Use Wood Ash”
Category: Homesteading
Reevaluating Homestead Wants And Needs
Sometimes, in order to be happy, we need to take a step back and look at the big picture. Sometimes that leads us to reevaluating. For anyone who read our goals for 2018, its obvious we did that! Our process was a little jumbled because of our busy lives. But I just want to point out that just because we need to postpone things does not mean we are failing at homesteading, even if it feels that way! Continue reading “Reevaluating Homestead Wants And Needs”
Use This All Natural Trick From Grandma To Clean Fireplace Glass In 5 Minutes
I’m sure you’ve all run into this before. You got a great deal on a glass-faced wood stove, but the glass has an inch of creosote built up on it. Or you put in a brand new stove (Amazon affiliate link) just last week and already you can’t see the fire through the thick layer of black. Fireplace glass is notorious for getting dirty fast and needing to be cleaned often.
So what to do?
Do you give up on ever seeing the warm glow from the fireplace ever again? Do you spend hours scraping or give in and use harsh chemicals to soak it clean? Think those are your only options?
Well, have I got the trick for you!
It’s all-natural, and I’m sure you already have everything you need at home. Best of all, it’s fast!
This is the difference between my stove glass before and after cleaning it:
I probably wouldn’t of even needed 5 minutes to finish except I was taking pictures for y’all! This process is seriously as simple as it gets. Continue reading “Use This All Natural Trick From Grandma To Clean Fireplace Glass In 5 Minutes”
Building On A Budget – The Alaskan Way
As anyone who has read my previous post about our finances knows, we are on a serious budget out here. But just because we don’t have money doesn’t mean work on the homestead stops! With winter fast approaching, we knew we couldn’t let our water reservoir freeze. Last year we hauled all our water in 5 gallon buckets from a nearby creek, but this year we have running water in the cabin and we pulled from our reservoir for that. So how to keep it from freezing? We thought about burying it, but it’d need to be 8 feet down and that is a lot of digging by hand. Continue reading “Building On A Budget – The Alaskan Way”
25 Reasons Why Living In The Alaskan Bush Is Awesome (And 5 Reasons Why It’s Not)
The Alaskan bush is unlike anywhere else on earth, and it is an amazing place to live. Life out here is no walk in the park, but there are plenty of reasons why I never want to leave!
Continue reading “25 Reasons Why Living In The Alaskan Bush Is Awesome (And 5 Reasons Why It’s Not)”
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