• Natural Living

    Living more Naturally, Simply and Sustainably

    The Appeal I have a hippie streak, it comes from my grandmother, it is in her blood and her mother’s blood, too. Don’t get me wrong I love my modern convinces but I often feel a tug deep inside me to live a little more simply, a little more naturally and MAKE things!! I love to make things, if I had the time I would make everything from baby food to jewelry to home improvement projects and everything in between. I have whittled it down to being a little more sustainable. The idea of being able to provide for myself drives me. It is so satisfying to know where things come from, what is…

  • Camping,  Family,  Natural Living

    Magic Healing Salve DIY

    I was introduced to healing salve on a backpacking trip a few years ago.  We used it for everything from burns to blisters, bug bites to chapstick and everything in between. Healing Salve is a wonderful natural alternative to many topical products that only have claims and chemicals. My family is not as interested in natural body products as I am and they would roll their eyes and say I was “making something again.” They since have become believers and have given it the name Magic Healing Salve because it really works for just about anything!! Although It takes a little while to make because you let it steep in…