{A simple, green, homeschooling family of six learning to thrive with less on a modern-day Iowa homestead.}
Ann Hailey from Cochiy Press sent me her beautiful book, Fishscale Girl – La Chiquita Escamosa, several months ago. Along with the book, she also sent companion lesson plans written by Angela Chenus, a homeschooling mom of five children. Both ladies are Quad City locals and the book and lesson plans are really nice. Fishscale [...]
Whenever I get bored with my normal menu plan, like I am now, I turn to my cookbooks. I purged them pretty heavily right before we moved so I don’t have a lot left. But I did keep a couple that I really like: Family Feasts includes the recipe Baked Ziti Casserole that I am [...]
Welcome! I'm Michelle and I'm glad you're here. Simplify, Live, Love is a blog about simple life in rural Iowa. We are a self-employed, frugal, green, mostly homeschooling family of 6 working to go off the grid on a modern day homestead in Eastern Iowa. Please subscribe for gardening tips, green living hints, recipes, fun giveaways, and frugal ideas. Thanks for stopping by.
