Rebecca Shelley

by | Mar 21, 2010 | Interviews

Rebecca Shelley graciously accepted an invitation to visit our five local elementary schools and do a book signing at our local library. I’m so glad she did; I truly enjoyed getting to know her and her husband. Rebecca is the author of Red Dragon Codex and Brass...

Poor Man’s Steak

by | Mar 18, 2010 | Kate's Kitchen, Main Dishes

Here’s an inexpensive steak dish that my family enjoys. I’m quite picky about the ground beef recipes I like to eat, and I especially detest little bits of ground beef disguised in casseroles. I make vegetarian lasagna and spaghetti for that reason. (If I...

Seed-Starting Rack and an Anniversary

by | Mar 17, 2010 | Farm & Family

Last year about this time my friend Jennifer posted a guide for making an Easy Seed-Starting Rack on the Backyard Farming blog. This past Saturday my husband decided it was time to make our own. This isn’t exactly like the one Jennifer and Jeff made because we...

Matthew Buckley

by | Mar 14, 2010 | Interviews

Once again I convinced an author to spend a day here presenting to our five elementary schools and finishing up with a signing at the library. To our good fortune, Matthew Buckley was the latest author to agree to this exhaustive schedule. He’s published two...